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Balcis compacta

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Eulima compacta was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant.

It was recombined as Balcis compacta by Kanakoff and Emerson (1959).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. berryi, B. gracilis, B. intermedia, B. kanaka, B. vitrea, Melanella colon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Eulima compacta Carpenter
1959Balcis compacta Kanakoff and Emerson p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusBalcisLeach 1847
speciescompacta(Carpenter 1864)

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 compacta Carpenter 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available