WoRMS name details
Mesalia varia (Kiener, 1843)
180926 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:180926)
unaccepted (Recombination of synonym)
Species
Mesalia varia var. plicata Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Variety Mesalia varia var. imbricata Pallary, 1900 accepted as Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Mesalia varia var. plicata Pallary, 1900 accepted as Mesalia varia (Kiener, 1843) accepted as Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) (synonym)
marine
(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]
Nomenclature There are no types present at MNHN, Paris, and the drawings of Kiener leave room for interpretation. The description...
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesalia varia (Kiener, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180926 on 2025-03-27
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Nomenclature
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]
Taxonomy
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.
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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]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
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]
