Inella (gastropod)

Inella
A shell of Inella pyramidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Family:	Triphoridae
Genus:	Inella Bayle, 1879
Type species
Triphoris gigasHinds, 1843
Species
See text
Synonyms
Cerithium (Ino)Hinds, 1844 InoHinds, 1843 (invalid: junior homonym of InoSchrank, 1803 [Crustacea]; Inella is a replacement name) NorephoraGründel, 1975 junior subjective synonym Triforis (Inella)Bayle, 1879 superseded rank Triforis (Ino)Hinds, 1843 Triphora (Inella)Bayle, 1879 superseded rank Triphora (Norephora)Gründel, 1975 junior subjective synonym Triphoris (Ino)Hinds, 1843

Inella is a genus of minute sea snails with left-handed shell-coiling, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triphoridae. ^[1]

General characteristics

(Original description in Latin) The shell is cylindrical, elongated, and tapers to a sharp point. ^[2]

Species

Species in the genus Inella include: ^[1]

• 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 : ^[3]

• 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 granicostataKosuge, 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 subfenestrataKosuge, 1962: synonym of Subulophora subfenestra (Kosuge, 1962)
• Inella torticula(Dall, 1881): synonym of Strobiligera torticula (Dall, 1881)
• Inella unicorniumSimone, 2006: synonym of Strobiligera unicornium (Simone, 2006) (original combination)

References

1. Inella at World Register of Marine Species.
2. Bayle, E. (1879). "Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres". Journal de Conchyliologie. 27 (1): 35. Retrieved 24 January 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Gastropods.com : Inella; accessed : 9 June 2011

• 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). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. London: Smith, Elder and Co.
• Hinds, R.B. (1843). "Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Belcher, R.N., C.B., &c". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 1 (11): 17. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
• Marshall, B.A. (1983). "A revision of the Recent Triphoridae of southern Australia" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. 2: 1–119.