WoRMS taxon details
Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803)
141690 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141690)
accepted
Species
Adeorbis subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyclostrema mirandum Bartsch, 1918 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Delphinula pusilla Calcara, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tornus dollfusi Cossmann, 1918 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tornus subcarinatus minor Glibert, 1949 † · unaccepted
Turbo rugosus T. Brown, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 2: 438 [details]
page(s): 2: 438 [details]
Type locality contained in British Isles
type locality contained in British Isles [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141690 on 2026-09-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turbo rugosus T. Brown, 1818) Brown, T. (1818). Account of the Irish testacea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 2: 501-536, pl. 24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45848243
page(s): 520; pl. 24 fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Delphinula pusilla Calcara, 1839) Calcara P. (1839). Alcune nuove specie di conchiglie appartenenti a diversi generi del sig. De Lamarck ritrovate e descritte dal dottor Pietro Calcara. <i>L'Oreteo, Palermo 3-4 [reprint &6 p., 1 pl, stamperia G. Pedone, Palermo]</i>:
page(s): 13-14 [reprint]; pl. fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Tornus dollfusi Cossmann, 1918 †) Cossmann, M. (1918). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Onzième livraison. Paris: published by the author. 388 pp., 11 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111979
page(s): 346, pl. 2 figs 67-69 [details]
original description (of Tornus subcarinatus minor Glibert, 1949 †) Glibert, M. (1949). Gastropodes du Miocène moyen du Bassin de la Loire. Première partie. <em>Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgiques, Mémoires.</em> ser. 2, 30: 1-240., available online at https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/memoirs-of-the-royal-institute-of-natural-sciences-of-belgium-second-series/30-1949/vol-30-0251cdx-text1.pdf [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 2: 438 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
basis of record Landau, B. M.; Ceulemans, L.; Van Dingenen, F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 18 (2): 177-368.
page(s): 303, pl. 131 fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 520; pl. 24 fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Delphinula pusilla Calcara, 1839) Calcara P. (1839). Alcune nuove specie di conchiglie appartenenti a diversi generi del sig. De Lamarck ritrovate e descritte dal dottor Pietro Calcara. <i>L'Oreteo, Palermo 3-4 [reprint &6 p., 1 pl, stamperia G. Pedone, Palermo]</i>:
page(s): 13-14 [reprint]; pl. fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Tornus dollfusi Cossmann, 1918 †) Cossmann, M. (1918). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Onzième livraison. Paris: published by the author. 388 pp., 11 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111979
page(s): 346, pl. 2 figs 67-69 [details]
original description (of Tornus subcarinatus minor Glibert, 1949 †) Glibert, M. (1949). Gastropodes du Miocène moyen du Bassin de la Loire. Première partie. <em>Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgiques, Mémoires.</em> ser. 2, 30: 1-240., available online at https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/memoirs-of-the-royal-institute-of-natural-sciences-of-belgium-second-series/30-1949/vol-30-0251cdx-text1.pdf [details] Available for editors
original description (of Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 2: 438 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
basis of record Landau, B. M.; Ceulemans, L.; Van Dingenen, F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 18 (2): 177-368.
page(s): 303, pl. 131 fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Classification Backeljau prefered the generic name Tornus above Adeorbis W. Wood, 1842 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | gekielde cirkelslak | [details] |
| English | white-belted tornuswhite-belted shellkeeled tornus | [details] |
| German | Gekielte Tornus | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (206 publications) (from synonym Turbo rugosus T. Brown, 1818)
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll4314) (from synonym Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803)
To Malacopics (Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) Cyprus, Famagusta, Famagusta Bay, Salamis, coll...
To Malacopics (Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) Netherlands, Zeeland, Domburg)
To Malacopics (Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Westland, Monster, b...
To PESI (from synonym Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cyclostrema mirandum Bartsch, 1918)
To PESI (from synonym Delphinula pusilla Calcara, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Turbo rugosus T. Brown, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (206 publications) (from synonym Turbo rugosus T. Brown, 1818)
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll4314) (from synonym Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803)
To Malacopics (Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) Cyprus, Famagusta, Famagusta Bay, Salamis, coll...
To Malacopics (Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) Netherlands, Zeeland, Domburg)
To Malacopics (Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Westland, Monster, b...
To PESI (from synonym Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cyclostrema mirandum Bartsch, 1918)
To PESI (from synonym Delphinula pusilla Calcara, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Turbo rugosus T. Brown, 1818)
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed