†Mesalia (Mesalia) Gray 1842 (turret shell)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Turritellidae

Parent taxon: Mesalia according to E. C. Allison 1955

Sister taxa: Mesalia akinkugbei, Mesalia akinolae, Mesalia alabamiensis, Mesalia bassiounii, Mesalia brevialis, Mesalia claibornensis, Mesalia clarki, Mesalia concava, Mesalia fallockensis, Mesalia ferialae, Mesalia gigantia, Mesalia goshourensis, Mesalia hofana, Mesalia inca, Mesalia lincolnensis, Mesalia locardi, Mesalia martinezensis, Mesalia minuta, Mesalia pagoda, Mesalia paleocenica, Mesalia passi, Mesalia pedinogyra, Mesalia pumila, Mesalia rathbuni, Mesalia reymenti, Mesalia rogersi, Mesalia salvani, Mesalia shatai, Mesalia tricarinata, Mesalia vetusta, Mesalia virginiae, Mesalia zitteli

Subtaxa: Mesalia (Mesalia) mauryae

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Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Italy (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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