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Inella (gastropod)

genus of molluscs

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ16983577 ↗
Source-derived summary

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:

The website Gastropods.com also includes the following species :

Inella clathratus (Gould, A.A., 1861)

Inella distorta (Laseron, C.F., 1958)

Inella hungerfordi (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1914)

Inella iniqua (Jousseaume, F.P., 1884)

Inella mistura (Laseron, C.F., 1958)

Inella monovitta (Laseron, C.F., 1958)

Inella multigyrata Yokoyama, M., 1920

Inella pyramidalis (Adams, A. & L.A. Reeve, 185 0)

Inella rushii (Dall, W.H., 1889)

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Inella bigemma (Watson, 1880): synonym of Strobiligera bigemma(R. B. Watson, 1880) (superseded combination)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Inella enopla (Dall, 1927): synonym of Strobiligera enopla (Dall, 1927) (superseded combination)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Inella pompona (Dall, 1927): synonym of Strobiligera pompona (Dall, 1927) (superseded combination)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)

References

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.

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“Inella (gastropod)” enters the record as genus of molluscs. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Inella, gastropod and genus can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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