Villa Allason, Torvino Hills: Langhian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Sulcogladus collegnoi
Oraria intercisa
Babilonia eburnoides
Neogulares aff. spininiferus
Turrisclavus aff. harpula
Haedrapleura septangularis
Gemmala desita
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Astrea taurospeciosa
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Fissidentalium tauroasperum
Fissidentalium taurostriatum
Antalis miopseudoentalis
Antalis miocaenicum
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca cf. biangula Lamarck 1805
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina michelotti
Myrtea taurina
Lucinoma borealis (Linnaeus 1767)
recombined as Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula cocconii Fontannes 1881
recombined as Caryocorbula cocconii
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia castanea (Montagu 1803)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista erycina (Linnaeaus 1758)
recombined as Costacallista erycina
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Paroxystele amedei (Brogniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Phasianellidae
Tricolia pullus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica caracollosimplex
Architectonica cf. prosemisquamosa
Heliacus albertini
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Eulimella affinis
Odostomia perstricta
Syrnola subumbilicata
Turbonilla costellatoides
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula bonelli
Ringicula cf. sandbergeri
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Nerita martiniana Niatheron 1842
synonym of Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Melanella polita
Niso tauroconica
Polygireulima spina
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium spina (Partsch 1856)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Haustator vermicularis (Brocchi 1814)
recombined as Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis
Protoma cathedralis (Brongniart 1856)
Archimediella miotaurina
Turritella subangulata
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830
Turritella bellardii Mayer 1866
recombined as Turritella (Turritella) bellardii
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica taurina
Polinices submamillaris Sacco 1890
recombined as Euspira submamillaris
Euspira catena (da Costa 1778)
Polinices proredemptus
Neverita josephinia (Risso 1826)
Natica dillwyni Payraudeau 1826
recombined as Tanea dillwyni
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma woodi
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus geometra
Ficus conditus (Brongniart 1823)
recombined as Ficus condita
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraeorbis fabagina (Lamarck 1810)
recombined as Prozonarina fabagina
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum cincta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Anachis turrita
Mitrella neglecta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Phos citharella
Metula reticulata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius badensis
Nassarius connectens
Nassarius cf. coppii
Nassarius cf. diversus
Nassarius inaequalis
Nassarius speciosus
Nassarius subcaudatus
Nassarius sublaevigatus
Nassarius subquadrangularis
Nassarius tessellatus
Nassarius striatulus
Fusus semirugosus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus pustulatus
Latirus pinensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia cf. bonelli
Admete cf. dregeri
Narona lyrata
Cancellaria dertonensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda patula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella longispira
Oliva ceppiensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Horaiclavidae
Haedropleura informal sp. 1 Monterosato 1883
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Nitidiclavus maitrejus
Pleurotoma decorata
synonym of Turris
Pleurotoma obsoleta
synonym of Turris
Gemmula spiralis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus belus
Conus elongatus
Conus marii
Conus mercatii
Conus parvecatenatus
Conus taurinensis
Conus puschi Michelotti 1857
recombined as Plagioconus puschi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula dimidiata
Turricula kossuthii
Turricula lamarcki
Surcula bardini
synonym of Turricula
Surcula avia
synonym of Turricula
Clavatula concatenata
Clavatula heros
Clavatula turriculata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia brongniarti
Drillia sejungenda
Drillia serratula
Drillia terebra
Drillia sulciensis
Crassopleura sigmoidea
Stenodrillia bellardii
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra basteroti Nyst 1843
recombined as Strioterebrum basteroti
Terebra neglecta
Terebra subulocacellense
Terebra hoernesi
Terebra cf. atorquatum
Terebra terebrina
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Cythara longa
Bela aff. scalariformis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Genota hirsuta
Pseudotoma striolata
spelled with current rank as Genota (Pseudotoma)
Pseudotoma precedens
spelled with current rank as Genota (Pseudotoma)
Drilliola crispata
Asthenotoma cf. mirabilis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Persicula sabatica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella subovulata
Marginella cf. marginata
Glabella excavata
Glabella longa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex citimus
Murex pustulatus
Haustellum sismondai
Hexaplex subasperrima
Typhis fistulosus (Hörnes 1856)
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Persististrombus bonellii (Brongniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais pespelecani (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis reticulata
Semicassis miolaevigata Sacco 1890
recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata
Cassis mammilaris
Galeodea echinophora (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Bufonaria marginata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Aspa marginata
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi (Michelotti 1847)
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia compressa (Basterot 1825)
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 45.0° North, 7.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.5° North, 7.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Langhian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Langhian Foram zone: N8
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Baldissero
Local section:Torvino Hills Local bed:1680 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandy,calcareous conglomerate
Secondary lithology: calcareous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:178116
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2016-04-19 10:27:29 Last modified:2016-04-19 10:27:29
Access level:the public Released:2016-04-19 10:27:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

58924. M. Zunino and G. Pavia. 2009. Lower to Middle Miocene Mollusc assemblages from the Torino Hills (NW Italy): Synthesis of new data and chronostratigraphical arrangement. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 115(3):349-370 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]