Balcis necropolitana Bartsch 1917 (snail)

Gastropoda - Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae

Alternative combination: Melanella (Melanella) necropolitana

Belongs to Balcis according to A. Hendy 2021

Sister taxa: Balcis (Balcis), Balcis (Vitreolina), Balcis beaufortensis, Balcis biconica, Balcis compacta, Balcis conchita, Balcis lutzi, Balcis micans, Balcis monicensis, Balcis oldroydae, Balcis petrolia, Balcis tersa

Type specimen: Its type locality is Deadman Island area - Lower San Pedro Series (1900s-1950s) [San Pedro Sand], which is in a Pleistocene coastal sandstone in the San Pedro Sand Formation of California

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Deadman Island area - Lower San Pedro Series (1900s-1950s) [San Pedro Sand]

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