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Tornidae Tornidae is a family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha. This family used to be known as the Vitrinellidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Tornidae Sacco, 1896 (1884). Acc ...

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Species

Species in the genus ''Tornus'' include: * '' Tornus aemilii'' Rolán & Rubio, 2002 * '' Tornus africanus'' Adam & Knudsen, 1969 * '' Tornus anselmoi'' Rolán & Rubio, 2002 * †'' Tornus aquitanicus'' Lozouet, 1998 * '' Tornus atomus'' (Morelet, 1882) * '' Tornus attenuatus'' Rolán & Rubio, 2002 * '' Tornus aupouria'' (Powell, 1937) * '' Tornus axiotimus'' (Melvill & Standen, 1903) * '' Tornus calianus'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Tornus cancellatus'' Adam & Knudsen, 1969 * '' Tornus caraboboensis'' (Weisbord, 1962) * '' Tornus carinatus'' (A. Adams, 1863) * † '' Tornus dysporistus'' Lozouet, 1998 * '' Tornus erici'' Rolán & Rubio, 2002 * '' Tornus galaensis'' M. Fekih & L. Gougerot, 1975 * '' Tornus garrawayi'' Adam & Knudsen, 1969 * '' Tornus greyana'' (J.T.C. Ratzeburg, 1848) * '' Tornus jullieni'' Adam & Knudsen, 1969 * '' Tornus laevicarinatus'' Hansson, 1985 * '' Tornus leloupi'' Adam & Knudsen, 1969 * '' Tornus maoria'' (Powell, 1937) * '' Tornus mienisi'' van Aartsen, Carrozza & Menkhorst, 1998 * † '' Tornus pedemontanus'' Pavia, 1980 * † '' Tornus primitivus'' Moroni & Ruggieri, 1985 * '' Tornus propinquus'' Rubio & Rolán, 2018 * '' Tornus propinquus'' Rubio & Rolán, 2018 * '' Tornus rachelae'' Rolán & Rubio, 2002 * '' Tornus ryalli'' Rolán & Rubio, 2002 * '' Tornus schrammii'' (P. Fischer, 1857) * †'' Tornus sinuosus'' Lozouet, 1998 * '' Tornus subangulatus'' (A. Adams, 1863) * '' Tornus subcarinatus'' (Montagu, 1803) * † '' Tornus superlatus'' Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 * '' Tornus trochulus'' (A. Adams, 1863) * '' Tornus umbilicorda'' Rolán & Rubio, 2002 ; Names brought to synonymy: * † ''Tornus basiglabra'' M. Fekih & L. Gougerot, 1975: synonym of † ''Tornus pedemontanus'' Pavia, 1980 * † ''Tornus canui'' de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † '' Discopsis canui'' (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) * † ''Tornus dollfusi'' Cossmann, 1918: synonym of † ''Tornus subcarinatus'' (Montagu, 1803) * † ''Tornus falunicus'' de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † '' Discopsis falunica'' (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) * ''Tornus fragilis'' Sars, 1878: synonym of '' Rugulina fragilis'' (Sars, 1878) * † ''Tornus canui'' de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † '' Discopsis canui'' (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) * † ''Tornus dollfusi'' Cossmann, 1918 : synonym of † ''Tornus subcarinatus'' (Montagu, 1803) * † ''Tornus falunicus'' de Morgan, 1920 : synonym of † '' Discopsis falunica'' (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) * ''Tornus planus'' (A. Adams, 1850): synonym of '' Sigaretornus planus'' (A. Adams, 1850) * † Tornus pontileviensis de Morgan, 1920: synonym of † ''

Discopsis pontileviensis ''Discopsis'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tornidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Discopsis de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' (de Morgan, 1920) (original combination) * † ''Tornus praecursor'' (Tate, 1873): synonym of † '' Valvata praecursor'' Tate, 1873 ( superseded combination) * † ''Tornus subcirculus'' Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917: synonym of † '' Circulus subcirculus'' (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917) (original combination) * ''Tornus tornaticus'' Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1995: synonym of '' Ponderinella tornatica'' (Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 1995) (original combination)

References

* Adam, W.; Knudsen, J. (1969). Quelques genres de mollusques prosobranches marins ou peu connus de l'Afrique occidentale. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 44(27): 1-69 * Rolán E. & Rubio F. (2002). The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the East Atlantic. Reseñas Malacologicas. 13 (Suplemento), 98 pp. Sociedad Española de Malacología. * Rubio, F.; Fernández-Garcés, R.; Rolán, E. (2011). The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas. Iberus. 29(2), 1-230 * Rubio & Rolán, (2018), Nine new molluscs (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea: Tornidae: Vitrinellidae)from the Tropical Indo-Pacific; NOVAPEX 19(1): 1-20, 10 March 2018

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Turton W. & Kingston J.F. 1830. The natural history of the District. In: N.T. Carrington, The Teignmouth, Dawlish and Torquay Guide, 2
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