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]
basis of record
Check List of European Marine Mollusca (CLEMAM). , available online at http://www.somali.asso.fr/clemam/index.clemam.html [details]
additional source
Pallary, P. (1902). Liste des mollusques testacés de la baie de Tanger. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 50: 1-39, pl. 1., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16318852
page(s): 16 [details]
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]
source of synonymy
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 [request]
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Identification Reeve (1849; pl. 5 (Turritella), sp. 16a, b; pl. 1 (Mesalia & Eglisia), sp. 2a, b) unites under the name Mesalia brevialis (Lamarck, 1822) two different species, being the former and Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843). He gives preperence to the Lamarckian name, and adds Le Mesal of Adanson, Turritella mesal Deshayes, 1843; Mesalia sulcata "Gray" [= subsequent recombinaltion of Turritella sulcata Lamarck, 1804] and Turritella varia Kiener, 1843 to its synonymy. All 4 figures provided by Reeve however, are clear Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843). [details]
Nomenclature There are no types present at MNHN, Paris, and the drawings of Kiener leave room for interpretation. The description however fits Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843). As such, Marche-Marchad's (1960:873-876) vision is followed here placing M. varia in synonymy of M. mesal [details]
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