Inella is a genus of minute sea snails with left-handed shell-coiling, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triphoridae.

General characteristics

(Original description in Latin) The shell is cylindrical, elongated, and tapers to a sharp point.

Species

Species in the genus Inella include:

  • Inella acicula Laseron, 1958
  • Inella aculeata Kosuge, 1962
  • Inella alba (Fenaux, 1943)
  • † Inella alia Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
  • † Inella ambigua (Deshayes, 1864)
  • † Inella aoteaensis (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1920)
  • Inella asperrima (Hinds, 1843)
  • Inella apexbilirata Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
  • Inella asperrima (Hinds, 1843)
  • Inella basalis (Odhner, 1922)
  • † Inella bentae Landau, Bakker & C. M. Silva, 2023
  • Inella blainvilli Jousseaume, 1884
  • Inella carinata Marshall, 1983
  • Inella chrysalis Kosuge, 1963
  • Inella colon (Dall, 1881)
  • † Inella cordata Lozouet, 1999
  • † Inella cristulata (Sacco, 1895)
  • † Inella dauciformis Darragh, 2017
  • Inella differens Rolán & Lee, 2008
  • † Inella elatior (Koenen, 1891)
  • Inella euconfio M. Fernandes & Pimenta, 2019
  • Inella faberi Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
  • Inella faceta M. Fernandes & Pimenta, 2019
  • Inella galo M. Fernandes & Pimenta, 2019
  • Inella gemmulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Inella gigas (Hinds, 1843)
  • † Inella granulata (Strauch, 1967) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, not Triphora granulata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Inella harryleei Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
  • † Inella herouvallensis (de Raincourt, 1877)
  • † Inella herouvallensis (de Raincourt, 1877)
  • Inella hervieri (Kosuge, 1962) [citation needed]
  • Inella ile Jousseaume, 1898
  • † Inella indrai (Beets, 1941)
  • Inella intercalaris Marshall, 1983
  • Inella intermedia (Dall, 1881)
  • Inella japonica Kuroda & Kosuge, 1963
  • † Inella javana (K. Martin, 1899)
  • Inella kimblae Marshall, 1983
  • Inella lanceolata Kosuge, 1962
  • Inella leucocephala M. Fernandes & Pimenta, 2019
  • Inella longissima (Dall, 1881)
  • Inella lutaoi C.-K. Chang, 2006
  • Inella maculata M. Fernandes & Pimenta, 2019
  • † Inella maharatai (Beets, 1941)
  • Inella mariei Jousseaume, 1884
  • * Inella micans (Hinds, 1843)
  • † Inella minuata (Deshayes, 1864)
  • † Inella moniliferata Darragh, 2017
  • Inella multitecta Kosuge, 1962
  • Inella noduloides Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
  • Inella numerosa Jousseaume, 1898
  • Inella obliqua (May, 1915)
  • Inella obtusa Marshall, 1983
  • Inella pagoda (Hinds, 1843)
  • Inella pavimenta (Laseron, 1958) [citation needed]
  • Inella perimensis Jousseaume, 1898
  • Inella pinarena Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007
  • Inella planaria Kosuge, 1974
  • † Inella pliocaenica (Marquet, 1996)
  • Inella pseudolongissima Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
  • Inella pseudotorticula Rolán & Lee, 2008
  • Inella recta (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  • † Inella roddai (Ladd, 1972)
  • † Inella rolani Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
  • Inella rossiteri Jousseaume, 1884
  • Inella ryosukei (Kosuge, 1963)
  • Inella sagamiensis (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)
  • Inella sarissa (Dall, 1889)
  • Inella sculpta (Hinds, 1843)
  • Inella sentoma (Dall, 1927)
  • Inella slapcinskyi Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
  • Inella spicula Kosuge, 1962
  • Inella spina (Verco, 1909)
  • Inella spinosa M. Fernandes, 2024
  • Inella triserialis (Dall, 1881)
  • Inella undebermuda Rolán & Lee, 2008
  • † Inella vandermarki Marquet, 1996
  • Inella vanilla M. Fernandes & Pimenta, 2019
  • Inella verluysi (Schepman, 1909)
  • Inella verrucosa (Adams & Reeve, 1850) (nomen dubium)
  • Inella vittata (Hinds, 1843)
  • † Inella zeattenuata Beu, 1970
  • † Inella zespina (Laws, 1939)

The website Gastropods.com also includes the following species :

  • Inella clathratus (Gould, A.A., 1861) [citation needed]
  • Inella distorta (Laseron, C.F., 1958) [citation needed]
  • Inella hungerfordi (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1914) [citation needed]
  • Inella iniqua (Jousseaume, F.P., 1884) [citation needed]
  • Inella mistura (Laseron, C.F., 1958) [citation needed]
  • Inella monovitta (Laseron, C.F., 1958) [citation needed]
  • Inella multigyrata Yokoyama, M., 1920 [citation needed]
  • Inella pyramidalis (Adams, A. & L.A. Reeve, 185 [citation needed]0)
  • Inella rushii (Dall, W.H., 1889) [citation needed]

Synonyms

  • Inella bigemma (Watson, 1880): synonym of Strobiligera bigemma(R. B. Watson, 1880) (superseded combination)
  • Inella compsa (Dall, 1927): synonym of Strobiligera compsa (Dall, 1927)
  • Inella dinea (Dall, 1927): synonym of Strobiligera dinea (Dall, 1927)
  • Inella enopla (Dall, 1927): synonym of Strobiligera enopla (Dall, 1927) (superseded combination)
  • Inella gaesona (Dall, 1927): synonym of Strobiligera gaesona (Dall, 1927)
  • Inella granicostata Kosuge, 1962: synonym of Latitriphora granicostata (Kosuge, 1962) (original combination)
  • Inella inflata (Watson, 1880): synonym of Strobiligera inflata (R. B. Watson, 1880)
  • Inella maxillaris (Hinds, 1843): synonym of Latitriphora maxillaris (Hinds, 1843)
  • Inella meteora (Dall, 1927): synonymù of Strobiligera meteora (Dall, 1927)
  • Inella pompona (Dall, 1927): synonym of Strobiligera pompona (Dall, 1927) (superseded combination)
  • Inella subfenestrata Kosuge, 1962: synonym of Subulophora subfenestra (Kosuge, 1962)
  • Inella torticula (Dall, 1881): synonym of Strobiligera torticula (Dall, 1881)
  • Inella unicornium Simone, 2006: synonym of Strobiligera unicornium (Simone, 2006) (original combination)
  • Gründel, J. (1975). Bemerkungen zur Familie Triforidae Jousseaume, 1884, mit Beschreibungen einiger Arten dieser Familie. Malakologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden. 4(16): 145-158.
  • Gründel, J. (1975). Bemerkungen zur Familie Triforidae Jousseaume, 1884, mit Beschreibungen einiger Arten dieser Familie. Malakologische Abhandlungen des Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden. 4(16): 145-158.

External links

  • Hinds, R.B. (1844–1845). . London: Smith, Elder and Co.
  • Hinds, R.B. (1843). . Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 1 (11): 17.
  • Marshall, B.A. (1983). (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. 2: 1–119.