Gastropoda - Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Alternative combinations: Balcis (Vitreolina) thersites, Balcis thersites, Eulima thersites
Synonyms: Balcis (Vitreolina) ebriconus Berry 1954, Balcis (Vitreolina) incallida Berry 1954
Belongs to Melanella according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Berry 1954, Hendy 2020 and Oldroyd 1925
Sister taxa: Melanella (Melanella), Melanella (Polygyreulima), Melanella acuella, Melanella arnoldi, Melanella badenia, Melanella bolivarensis, Melanella coalingana, Melanella conoidea, Melanella dufresnei, Melanella eborea, Melanella fossilis, Melanella indicaformis, Melanella jacksonensis, Melanella jamaicensis, Melanella kaiparaensis, Melanella karsteni, Melanella migrans, Melanella seymourensis, Melanella waikomitica
Type specimens:
- Melanella thersites: USNM 11795, a shell
- Balcis (Vitreolina) ebriconus:
- Balcis (Vitreolina) incallida:
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (4 collections), United States (12: California)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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