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Mesalia J. E. Gray, 1847

Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) Specimen from Cabo Pino (-5 m), Málaga, Spain (actual size 20.5 mm).
Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843)
Specimen from Cabo Pino (-5 m), Málaga, Spain (actual size 20.5 mm).

138613  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138613)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Turritellidae (Family)
  9. Pareorinae (Subfamily)
  10. Mesalia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Turritella (Mesalia) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Species Mesalia allentonensis (Aldrich, 1894) †
  2. Species Mesalia bohnhavasae Harzhauser & Landau, 2019 †
  3. Species Mesalia brevialis (Lamarck, 1822)
  4. Species Mesalia clarki (Dickerson, 1914) †
  5. Species Mesalia cochleata (Brocchi, 1814) †
  6. Species Mesalia danica Hansen, 2019 †
  7. Species Mesalia donnarummae T. Cossignani, 2020
  8. Species Mesalia elegantula (Zittel, 1863) †
  9. Species Mesalia instabilis (Briart & Cornet, 1873) †
  10. Species Mesalia jovisammonis (Quaas, 1902) †
  11. Species Mesalia marthae (Briart & Cornet, 1873) †
  12. Species Mesalia martinezensis (Gabb, 1869) †
  13. Species Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843)
  14. Species Mesalia mimiae T. Cossignani, 2020
  15. Species Mesalia multilineata (J. Müller, 1851) †
  16. Species Mesalia opalina (A. Adams & Reeve, 1849)
  17. Species Mesalia pumila (Gabb, 1860) †
  18. Species Mesalia sovisi Harzhauser & Landau, 2019 †
  19. Species Mesalia styriaca Harzhauser & Landau, 2019 †
  20. Species Mesalia vetusta (Conrad, 1833) †
  21. Species Mesalia virginiae Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004 †
  22. Subgenus Mesalia (Woodsalia) Olsson, 1929 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Mesalia (Woodsalia) negritosensis (H. Woods, 1922) † (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Mesalia (Woodsalia) jovisammonis (Quaas, 1902) † represented as Mesalia jovisammonis (Quaas, 1902) †
  23. Species Mesalia alabamiensis (Whitfield, 1865) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  24. Species Mesalia artini A. Peron & Fourtau, 1903 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  25. Species Mesalia claibornensis G. D. Harris, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  26. Species Mesalia dertobicincta Sacco, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  27. Species Mesalia foucheri Pervinquière, 1912 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  28. Species Mesalia hildeverti Doncieux, 1908 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  29. Species Mesalia lincolnensis C. E. Weaver, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  30. Species Mesalia tunisiensis Cossmann, 1907 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  31. Species Mesalia yebrensis Villalta Comella, 1956 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  32. Subgenus Mesalia (Mesalia) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Mesalia J. E. Gray, 1847
    1. Species Mesalia (Mesalia) mauryae Allison, 1955 † accepted as Caucasella mauryae (Allison, 1955) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Mesalia arenicola Conrad, 1865 † accepted as Kapalmerella arenicola (Conrad, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Mesalia chaussyensis Cossmann, 1888 † accepted as Sigmesalia chaussyensis (Cossmann, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Mesalia dameriacensis Cossmann, 1888 † accepted as Sigmesalia dameriacensis (Cossmann, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  36. Species Mesalia goshorana (Matsumoto, 1938) † accepted as Turritella goshorana Matsumoto, 1938 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Mesalia obruta (Conrad, 1833) † accepted as Turritella obruta Conrad, 1833 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Mesalia ortoni Gabb, 1869 † accepted as Dyris ortoni (Gabb, 1869) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 155 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesalia J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138613 on 2026-05-19
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Mesalia J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138613 on 2026-05-19
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2009-11-11 12:08:55Z
changed
Vos, Chris
2009-12-05 09:36:21Z
changed
Vos, Chris
2011-03-16 19:15:22Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2013-11-03 08:34:17Z
changed
Vos, Chris
2018-12-15 10:32:27Z
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Vos, Chris
2020-10-04 07:04:59Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2025-07-30 18:16:08Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt

original description Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 155 [details] 

taxonomy source Squires, R. L. & Saul, L. R. (2007). Paleocene pareorine turritellid gastropods from the Pacific slope of North America. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 121(1):1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35185496
page(s): 6 [details] 

additional source Marche-Marchad, I. (1981). Notes sur des representants du genre <i>Mesalia</i> Gray, 1847 (Gastropoda, Turritellidae) trouvés dans la Méditerranée. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 17 (3-4): 41-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49938330 [details] 

additional source Marche-Marchad, I. (1960). Les Turritellidae de l'Afrique Occidentale (Gastropodes Prosobranches marins). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire sér. A.</em> 22(3): 855-884, 3 pl.
page(s): 873 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source 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] 
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