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Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843)

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

437240  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:437240)

accepted
Species
Mesalia varia (Kiener, 1843) · unaccepted (Recombination of synonym)
Mesalia varia var. imbricata Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turritella mesal Deshayes, 1843 · unaccepted (Original combination)
Turritella varia Kiener, 1843 · unaccepted (Original combination - Synonym)
marine
(of Turritella mesal Deshayes, 1843) Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1843). <i>Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck</i>. Deuxième édition, Tome neuvième. <i>Histoire des Mollusques</i>. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 728 pp. [Deshayes sole author of the new molluscan names]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64019
page(s): 261 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=437240 on 2025-11-25
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=437240 on 2025-11-25
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Vos, Chris

original description (of Turritella varia Kiener, 1843) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (<i>Turritella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (<i>Scalaria</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (<i>Solarium</i>,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (<i>Rotella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (<i>Dephinula</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (<i>Phasianella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-11, pl. 1-5 [pp. 1-11 (1850); pl. 1-3, 5 (1847), 4 (1848)]; Famille des Plicacées de Lamarck, et des Trochoides de Cuvier. Genre Tornatelle (<i>Tornatella</i>, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (<i>Pyramidella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (<i>Thracia</i>, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879 [details] 

original description (of Mesalia varia var. imbricata Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 317; pl. 7 fig. 5 [details] 

original description (of Turritella mesal Deshayes, 1843) Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1843). <i>Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck</i>. Deuxième édition, Tome neuvième. <i>Histoire des Mollusques</i>. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 728 pp. [Deshayes sole author of the new molluscan names]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64019
page(s): 261 [details] 

original description (of Mesalia varia var. plicata Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 317 [details] 

basis of record 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): 873-876 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Turritella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967277
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 2; Pl. 5 (Turritella), sp. 16a, b; note: Misapplication [details] 
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Mesalia varia (Kiener, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Turritella mesal Deshayes, 1843)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesalia mesal) 
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Mesalia varia (Kiener, 1843))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turritella varia Kiener, 1843)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turritella mesal Deshayes, 1843)
To Malacopics (Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) ) 
To Malacopics (Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) Portugal, Faro, Cabanas de Tavira, beached, collecte... 
To Malacopics (Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) Senegal, Dakar, collected August 1987, ex coll. J.G.... 
To Malacopics (Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) ) 
To Malacopics (Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) ) 
To Malacopics (Mesalia mesal (Deshayes,1843) Senegal) 
To PESI (from synonym Turritella varia Kiener, 1843)
To PESI (from synonym Mesalia varia var. imbricata Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Turritella mesal Deshayes, 1843)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Mesalia varia (Kiener, 1843))
To PESI (from synonym Mesalia varia var. plicata Pallary, 1900)
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