Marine Species Traits - Mesalia obruta (Conrad, 1833) †

Traits name details

Mesalia obruta (Conrad, 1833) †

AphiaID

1472118 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1472118)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Turritella obruta Conrad, 1833 †

Rank

Species

Parent

Mesalia J. E. Gray, 1847

Original name

Turritella obruta Conrad, 1833 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Turritella obruta Conrad, 1833 †) Conrad, T. A. (1832-1833). Fossil shells of the Tertiary formations of North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. Philadelphia: Judah Dobson, W. P. Gibbons, Printer. Vol. 1(1): pp. [i]-viii + 9-20, pls 1-6 [1832]; Vol. 1(2): pp. 21-28, pls 7-14 [December 1832]; Vol. 1(3): pp. 29-38, no plates [August 1833]; Vol. 1(4): pp. 39-46, pls 15-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23521363
page(s): p. 45. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mesalia obruta (Conrad, 1833) †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472118 on 2026-05-24

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Mesalia obruta (Conrad, 1833) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472118 on 2026-05-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2020-12-20 09:17:01Z

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Sources (5)

original description (of Turritella obruta Conrad, 1833 †) Conrad, T. A. (1832-1833). Fossil shells of the Tertiary formations of North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. Philadelphia: Judah Dobson, W. P. Gibbons, Printer. Vol. 1(1): pp. [i]-viii + 9-20, pls 1-6 [1832]; Vol. 1(2): pp. 21-28, pls 7-14 [December 1832]; Vol. 1(3): pp. 29-38, no plates [August 1833]; Vol. 1(4): pp. 39-46, pls 15-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23521363
page(s): p. 45. [details]

additional source Clark, W. B.; Martin, G. C. (1901). Systematic paleontology, Eocene. Mollusca. In: Clark, W. B.; Shattuck, G. B.; Dall, W. H. (Eds.) Eocene. Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, pp. 122-203 + pls. 17-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35669795
page(s): p. 149-150, pl. 27, fig. 4. [details]

additional source Cossmann, M. (1912). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Neuvième livraison. Paris, The author and J. Lamarre & Cie. 215 pp., 10 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/112976
page(s): p. 126-127. [details]

additional source Cossmann, M. (1893). Notes complémentaires sur la faune éocénique de l'Alabama. <em>Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie.</em> 12: 1–51, 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37165316
page(s): p. 30, n. 239. [details]

new combination reference Conrad, T. A. (1865). Catalogue of the Eocene and Oligocene Testacea of the United States. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 1(1): 1-35. [25 Feb. 1865]; 1(2): two unnumbered pages of errata follow p. 190. [15 April 1865]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16084543
page(s): p. 33. [details]