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Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) 
AphiaID: 141690

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Truncatelloidea (Superfamily) > Tornidae (Family) > Tornus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Tornus Turton & Kingston, 1830
Synonymised
taxa		  Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803 (original combination)
Sources  basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 63 [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch gekielde cirkelslak  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Goote Bank [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
Koksijde [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
North East Atlantic [details]
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
South Coast of England [details]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Wimereux (not certain) [details]
Zembra [details]
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To CLEMAM
To Encyclopedia of Life
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
Note  Classification: Backeljau prefered the generic name Tornus above Adeorbis W. Wood, 1842 [details]
Images 
Tornus subcarinatus
Tornus subcarinatus
added on 2012-09-26 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803)Specimen from Salakta, Tunisia, actual size 1.5 mm.
Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803)
Specimen from Salakta, Tunisia, actual size 1.5 mm.
added on 2013-02-05 - author: Antit, Mouna
qualitystatus: checked by Gofas, Serge on 2013-02-05 13:38:33

Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803)Specimen from Calahonda, Málaga, Spain (actual size 2.3 mm).
Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803)
Specimen from Calahonda, Málaga, Spain (actual size 2.3 mm).
added on 2013-02-14 - author: Gofas, Serge
qualitystatus: checked by Gofas, Serge on 2013-02-14 11:41:15
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141690
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141690 on 2013-05-25
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