MolluscaBase taxon details
Mesalia vetusta (Conrad, 1833) †
1472724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1472724)
accepted
Species
Cerithium (Cerithidea) agnotum De Gregorio, 1890 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerithium striatum I. Lea, 1833 † · unaccepted
Melania vetusta Conrad, 1833 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turritella vetusta (Conrad, 1833) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Melania vetusta Conrad, 1833 †) Conrad, T. A. (1832-1833). Fossil shells of the Tertiary formations of North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. Philadelphia: Judah Dobson, W. P. Gibbons, Printer. Vol. 1(1): pp. [i]-viii + 9-20, pls 1-6 [1832]; Vol. 1(2): pp. 21-28, pls 7-14 [December 1832]; Vol. 1(3): pp. 29-38, no plates [August 1833]; Vol. 1(4): pp. 39-46, pls 15-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23521363
page(s): 35 [details]
page(s): 35 [details]
Type locality contained in Alabama
type locality contained in Alabama [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesalia vetusta (Conrad, 1833) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472724 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Melania vetusta Conrad, 1833 †) Conrad, T. A. (1832-1833). Fossil shells of the Tertiary formations of North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. Philadelphia: Judah Dobson, W. P. Gibbons, Printer. Vol. 1(1): pp. [i]-viii + 9-20, pls 1-6 [1832]; Vol. 1(2): pp. 21-28, pls 7-14 [December 1832]; Vol. 1(3): pp. 29-38, no plates [August 1833]; Vol. 1(4): pp. 39-46, pls 15-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23521363
page(s): 35 [details]
original description (of Cerithium striatum I. Lea, 1833 †) Lea, I. (1833). Contributions to Geology. 227 pp., 6 pls. Carey, Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17592495
page(s): p. 131-132, pl. 4, fig. 122. [details]
original description (of Cerithium (Cerithidea) agnotum De Gregorio, 1890 †) De Gregorio, A. (1890). Monographie de la faune éocénique de l'Alabama et surtout de celle de Claiborne de l'Étage Parisien. <em>Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie.</em> 7: 1-316, 46 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37164070
page(s): p. 117, pl. 10, fig. 24. [details]
new combination reference Palmer K. E. (van W.) & Brann D. C. (1966). Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part II. Gastropoda. <i>Bulletins of American Paleontology 48 (218)</i>: 471-1057
page(s): p. 762. [details]
page(s): 35 [details]
original description (of Cerithium striatum I. Lea, 1833 †) Lea, I. (1833). Contributions to Geology. 227 pp., 6 pls. Carey, Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17592495
page(s): p. 131-132, pl. 4, fig. 122. [details]
original description (of Cerithium (Cerithidea) agnotum De Gregorio, 1890 †) De Gregorio, A. (1890). Monographie de la faune éocénique de l'Alabama et surtout de celle de Claiborne de l'Étage Parisien. <em>Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie.</em> 7: 1-316, 46 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37164070
page(s): p. 117, pl. 10, fig. 24. [details]
new combination reference Palmer K. E. (van W.) & Brann D. C. (1966). Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part II. Gastropoda. <i>Bulletins of American Paleontology 48 (218)</i>: 471-1057
page(s): p. 762. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
