Gastropoda - Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Alternative spelling: Melanella (Balcis)
Parent taxon: Melanellidae according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
See also Addicott 1970, Bartsch 1917, Hickman 1980, Ladd 1982, Sepkoski 2002, Wienrich 2001 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Anteglosia, Apicalia, Asterolamia, Asterophilidae, Chileutomia, Coroniscala, Curveulima, Echineulima, Entoconchidae, Eulima, Eulitoma, Fusceulima, Hebeulima, Hemiliostraca, Hoplopteron, Hordeulima, Hypermastus, Leutzenia, Lissochilina, Margineulima, Megadenus, Melanella, Microstilifer, Mucronalia, Niso, Paedophoropodidae, Parvioris, Peasistilifer, Pelseneeria, Pictobalcis, Polygireulima, Pulicicochlea, Pyramidelloides, Rostreulima, Sabinella, Scalenostoma, Sticteulima, Stilapex, Stilifer, Stiliferidae, Thyca, Trochostilifer, Vitreobalcis, Strombiformis, Protonema, Leiostraca
Subtaxa: Balcis (Balcis) Balcis (Vitreolina) Balcis beaufortensis Balcis biconica Balcis compacta Balcis conchita Balcis lutzi Balcis micans Balcis monicensis Balcis necropolitana Balcis oldroydae Balcis petrolia Balcis tersa
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (2 collections), Ecuador (1), Italy (1), Japan (1), Portugal (1), United States (37: California, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), Fiji (1), Mexico (3), Panama (1), Spain (1), Trinidad and Tobago (4), United States (2: North Carolina), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), the Dominican Republic (1), France (1), Germany (30), the Marshall Islands (1), the Netherlands (2), Panama (17), Poland (1), Spain (1), Trinidad and Tobago (2), United States (1: California), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of Denmark (1), France (1)
• Eocene of France (2), United States (27: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 149 collections including 199 occurrences
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