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Balcis (Vitreolina)

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Vitreolina was named by Monterosato (1884). It is extant.

It was reranked as Balcis (Vitreolina) by Berry (1954) and Valentine (1958).

It was assigned to Balcis by Berry (1954) and Valentine (1958); and to Eulimidae by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Vitreolina Monterosato
1954Balcis (Vitreolina) Berry
1958Balcis (Vitreolina) Valentine
2008Vitreolina Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusBalcisLeach 1847
subgenusVitreolina(Monterosato 1884)

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.

Subg. Balcis (Vitreolina) Monterosato 1884
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Vitreolina arcuata Adams 1850
Vitreolina macra Bartsch 1917
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Invalid names: Balcis (Vitreolina) obstipa Berry 1954 [synonym], Melanella (Balcis) prefalcata Bartsch 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:26:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Balcis prefalcata (37933 37941 37947 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Balcis prefalcata, Balcis obstipa (203118) Melanella prefalcata (138723) Melanella prefalcata, Eulima falcata (222663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Vitreolina philippi (128470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Balcis arcuata (41935 92776)