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Balcis micans
Taxonomy
Eulima micans was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant.
It was recombined as Melanella (Melanella) micans by Bartsch (1917); it was recombined as Balcis micans by Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Hall (2002) and Hendy (2021).
It was recombined as Melanella (Melanella) micans by Bartsch (1917); it was recombined as Balcis micans by Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Hall (2002) and Hendy (2021).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1864 | Eulima micans Carpenter p. 659 |
1903 | Eulima micans Arnold p. 269 |
1917 | Melanella (Melanella) micans Bartsch p. 303 |
1950 | Balcis micans Woodring and Bramlette p. 48 |
2002 | Balcis micans Hall pp. table A15 |
2021 | Balcis micans Hendy |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Balcis micans Carpenter 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (20 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Gelasian | USA (California) | Balcis micans (189765) | |
Pleistocene | USA (California) | Melanella micans (201624) | |
Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Balcis micans (202494 203118 223329) Melanella micans (222663 222664) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Eulima micans (222646) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Balcis micans (37673 96566 160361 219029 219030 222950) Eulima micans (222661 222662) Melanella micans (59063 96895 222659 222660) |