WoRMS taxon details
Mesanella Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952
995842 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:995842)
accepted
Genus
Helix trailli L. Pfeiffer, 1855 accepted as Mesanella trailli (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (type by original designation)
- Species Mesanella avus (Reeve, 1852)
- Species Mesanella monochroa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1841)
- Species Mesanella stolidota (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894)
- Species Mesanella trailli (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
- Species Mesanella palawanica (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) accepted as Mesanella monochroa palawanica (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesanella palumba (Souverbie, 1860) accepted as Phoenicobius palumbus (Souverbie, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
feminine
Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1952). <i>Mesanella</i>, a new genus in the Camaenidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 66(1): 32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523333 [details]
Etymology Named for Pedro de Mesa (1885-1966), a shell dealer and English teacher in the Philippines.
Etymology Named for Pedro de Mesa (1885-1966), a shell dealer and English teacher in the Philippines. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesanella Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995842 on 2025-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1952). <i>Mesanella</i>, a new genus in the Camaenidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 66(1): 32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523333 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Pedro de Mesa (1885-1966), a shell dealer and English teacher in the Philippines. [details]
