original description
(of Mesalia freytagi Maltzan, 1884) Maltzan, H. F. von. (1884). Diagnosen neuer Senegambischer Gastropoden. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 16: 65-73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30957896
page(s): 68 [details]
new combination reference
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): 876 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Marche-Marchad (1960:876) considered Maltzan's species M. freytagi as an infra-specific variation of the common M. mesal. To date, its taxonomical positioning is not clear and DNA sampling would be advantageous to sort out this matter. Based on Marche-Marchad's 1960 publication and examination of syntypes from SMNH, Stockholm by the present editor, the synonymy is here supported. [details]