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Mysella Angas, 1877
138186 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138186)
accepted
Genus
Mysella anomala Angas, 1877 accepted as Mysella concentrica (A. Gould, 1861) (type by monotypy)
Calvitium Laseron, 1953 · unaccepted
Montacuta (Mysella) Angas, 1877 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Mysella (Rochefortia) Vélain, 1877 · unaccepted
Rochefortia Vélain, 1877 · unaccepted
Virmysella Iredale, 1930 · unaccepted
- Species Mysella alpha A. W. B. Powell, 1937
- Species Mysella angasiana (Tate, 1887)
- Species Mysella antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907)
- Species Mysella apudalpha Laws, 1944 †
- Species Mysella australis (Vélain, 1877)
- Species Mysella beta A. W. B. Powell, 1937
- Species Mysella bladensis J. A. Gardner, 1943
- Species Mysella concentrica (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Mysella cretacea Laseron, 1956
- Species Mysella donaciformis Angas, 1878
- Species Mysella gurjanovae Scarlato & Ivanova, 1974
- Species Mysella henryi C. A. Fleming, 1948
- Species Mysella hounselli (A. W. B. Powell, 1931)
- Species Mysella lachlani Dell, 1952
- Species Mysella lactea (Hedley, 1902)
- Species Mysella larochei A. W. B. Powell, 1940
- Species Mysella macquariensis (Hedley, 1916)
- Species Mysella morioria Dell, 1952
- Species Mysella nipponica Habe, 1981
- Species Mysella ovalis Tate, 1892
- Species Mysella ovata (Hedley, 1906)
- Species Mysella patagona Ituarte, J. P. Martin & Zelaya, 2012
- Species Mysella planata (Dall, 1885)
- Species Mysella putealis Laws, 1950 †
- Species Mysella rochebrunei (Dall, 1908)
- Species Mysella spernax (Iredale, 1930)
- Species Mysella tanabensis Habe, 1960
- Species Mysella tellinoides (N. H. Woods, 1931) †
- Species Mysella tellinula (Odhner, 1924)
- Species Mysella trigonoelliptica Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 †
- Species Mysella unidentata (Odhner, 1924)
- Species Mysella ventricosa Scarlato, 1981
- Species Mysella vitrea Laseron, 1956
- Subgenus Mysella (Montacutona) G. Yamamoto & T. Habe, 1959 accepted as Montacutona G. Yamamoto & T. Habe, 1959 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Mysella (Pythinella) Dall, 1899 accepted as Pythinella Dall, 1899
- Subgenus Mysella (Rochefortia) Vélain, 1877 accepted as Mysella Angas, 1877
- Species Mysella (Rochefortia) molinae Ramorino, 1968 accepted as Malvinasia molinae (Ramorino, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella aleutica Dall, 1899 accepted as Kurtiella tumida (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Mysella anomala Angas, 1877 accepted as Mysella concentrica (A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mysella arthuri (J. E. Cooper & Preston, 1910) accepted as Malvinasia arthuri J. E. Cooper & Preston, 1910 (unaccepted combination)
- Species Mysella attenuata Dell, 1956 accepted as Cyamiomactra problematica F. Bernard, 1897 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mysella aupouria A. W. B. Powell, 1937 accepted as Grippina aupouria (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) (superseded combination)
- Species Mysella barbadensis Dall, 1899 accepted as Kurtiella barbadensis (Dall, 1899)
- Species Mysella bidentata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Kurtiella bidentata (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Mysella bidentifera A. W. B. Powell, 1933 accepted as Borniola bidentifera (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (superseded combination)
- Species Mysella cahuelmensis Güller & Zelaya, 2012 accepted as Gullerina cahuelmensis (Güller & Zelaya, 2012) (original combination)
- Species Mysella casta (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) accepted as Kurtiella casta (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella charcoti (E. Lamy, 1906) accepted as Altenaeum charcoti (E. Lamy, 1906)
- Species Mysella clementina (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Thracia curta Conrad, 1837
- Species Mysella coani (Valentich-Scott, 1998) accepted as Kurtiella coani (Valentich-Scott, 1998) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella compacta (A. A. Gould, 1861) accepted as Montacutona compacta (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Mysella compressa (Dall, 1913) accepted as Kurtiella compressa (Dall, 1913)
- Species Mysella convexa (A. Gould, 1861) accepted as Montacutona convexa (A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Mysella coquimbensis (Hanley, 1857) accepted as Kurtiella coquimbensis (Hanley, 1857)
- Species Mysella cuneata (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) accepted as Pythinella cuneata (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella dawsoni (Jeffreys, 1864) accepted as Altenaeum dawsoni (Jeffreys, 1864)
- Species Mysella deanneae Ramorino, 1968 accepted as Kurtiella deanneae (Ramorino, 1968)
- Species Mysella derjugini Gorbunov, 1952 accepted as Kurtiella derjugini (Gorbunov, 1952)
- Species Mysella dionaea (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Lepton dionaeum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Mysella dromanaensis (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912) accepted as Arthritica dromanaensis (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella frigida Thiele, 1912 accepted as Thracia meridionalis E. A. Smith, 1885 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mysella gibbosa (Thiele, 1912) accepted as Altenaeum gibbosum (Thiele, 1912)
- Species Mysella gregaria Rotvit, Lützen, Jespersen & Fox, 2007 accepted as Kurtiella casta (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898)
- Species Mysella grippi (Dall, 1912) accepted as Kurtiella grippi (Dall, 1912)
- Species Mysella kurilensis Scarlato & Ivanova, 1974 accepted as Montacutona kurilensis (Scarlato & Ivanova, 1974) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella mabillei (Dall, 1908) accepted as Altenaeum mabillei (Dall, 1908)
- Species Mysella macer (N. H. Woods, 1931) † accepted as Lepton macer (N. H. Woods, 1931) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella maltzani (Verkruzen, 1875) accepted as Boreacola maltzani (Verkrüzen, 1875)
- Species Mysella miniuscula [sic] accepted as Mysella minuscula (Pfeffer, 1886) (misspelling)
- Species Mysella moelleri (Posselt, 1898) accepted as Mysella planata (Dall, 1885)
- Species Mysella molleri [sic] accepted as Mysella moelleri (Posselt, 1898) accepted as Mysella planata (Dall, 1885) (misspelling)
- Species Mysella mortoni (Valentich-Scott, 1998) accepted as Kurtiella mortoni (Valentich-Scott, 1998) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella narchii F. D. Passos & Domaneschi, 2006 accepted as Altenaeum narchii (F. D. Passos & Domaneschi, 2006)
- Species Mysella negritensis Olsson, 1961 accepted as Kurtiella compressa (Dall, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella obliquata (Chaster, 1897) accepted as Coracuta obliquata (Chaster, 1897) (assigned to genus Coracuta)
- Species Mysella ovalis (Thiele, 1912) accepted as Kurtiella thielei M. Huber, 2015 (invalid: not Tate, 1892)
- Species Mysella ovata (Jeffreys, 1881) accepted as Kurtiella ovata (Jeffreys, 1881) (currently placed in genus Kurtiella)
- Species Mysella paula (A. Adams, 1856) accepted as Curvemysella paula (A. Adams, 1856)
- Species Mysella pedroana Dall, 1899 accepted as Kurtiella pedroana (Dall, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella pellucida (Jeffreys, 1881) accepted as Kurtiella pellucida (Jeffreys, 1881) (currently placed in genus Kurtiella)
- Species Mysella planulata (W. Stimpson, 1851) accepted as Kurtiella planulata (W. Stimpson, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella sculpta T. Soot-Ryen, 1957 accepted as Altenaeum mabillei (Dall, 1908)
- Species Mysella sovaliki MacGinitie, 1959 accepted as Kurtiella sovaliki (MacGinitie, 1959)
- Species Mysella striatula (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) accepted as Kurtiella striatula (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella subquadrata (Pelseneer, 1903) accepted as Kidderia subquadrata (Pelseneer, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella triangularis (A. Adams, 1856) accepted as Rochefortia triangularis (A. Adams, 1856)
- Species Mysella triangularis (R. B. Watson, 1897) accepted as Kurtiella triangularis (R. B. Watson, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella triquetra (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) accepted as Spheniopsis triquetra (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella truncata Thiele, 1912 accepted as Thracia meridionalis E. A. Smith, 1885 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mysella tumida (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Kurtiella tumida (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Mysella tumidula (Jeffreys, 1866) accepted as Kurtiella tumidula (Jeffreys, 1866)
- Species Mysella umbonata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Kurtiella umbonata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
- Species Mysella verrilli Dall, 1899 accepted as Kurtiella verrilli (Dall, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mysella minuscula (Pfeffer, 1886) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Angas, G.F. (1877). Description of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 171-177, pl. 26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510759
page(s): 176 [details]
page(s): 176 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mysella Angas, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138186 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Angas, G.F. (1877). Description of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 171-177, pl. 26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510759
page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Rochefortia Vélain, 1877) Vélain C. (1877). Observations générales sur la faune des deux iles [Saint-Paul et Amsterdam] suivies d´une description des mollusques. <em>Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale.</em> 6: 1-144, pls 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45594054
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Virmysella Iredale, 1930) Iredale, T. (1930). More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(9): 384-407, pls 62-65. [Published 27 June 1930]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17186/773_complete.pdf
page(s): 394, 407 [details]
original description (of Calvitium Laseron, 1953) Laseron, C. F. (1953). Minute bivalves from New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 23 (2): 33-53., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/laseron-1953-rec-aust-mus-232-3354/ [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]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Rochefortia Vélain, 1877) Vélain C. (1877). Observations générales sur la faune des deux iles [Saint-Paul et Amsterdam] suivies d´une description des mollusques. <em>Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale.</em> 6: 1-144, pls 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45594054
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Virmysella Iredale, 1930) Iredale, T. (1930). More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(9): 384-407, pls 62-65. [Published 27 June 1930]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17186/773_complete.pdf
page(s): 394, 407 [details]
original description (of Calvitium Laseron, 1953) Laseron, C. F. (1953). Minute bivalves from New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 23 (2): 33-53., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/laseron-1953-rec-aust-mus-232-3354/ [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]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]




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