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Vitreolina macra

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Melanella (Balcis) macra was named by Bartsch (1917). It is extant.

It was recombined as Vitreolina macra by Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Melanella (Balcis) macra Bartsch p. 326 figs. pl. 41, fig. 6
1917Melanella (Balcis) prefalcata Bartsch p. 327 figs. pl. 42, fig. 4
1954Balcis (Vitreolina) obstipa Berry
2021Vitreolina macra Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusVitreolinaLeach 1847
speciesmacra(Bartsch 1917)

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.

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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (7 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 222663)