MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genera <i>Mesalia</i> and <i>Eglisia</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967325
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
new combination reference
Cotton, B. C. (1932). Notes on Australian mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and new species. <em>Records of The South Australian Museum.</em> 4(4): 537-547., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41026749#page/561/mode/1up
page(s): 541 [details]