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Balcis (Balcis) jacululum

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Melanella (Eulima) jacululum was named by Maury (1917) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; circum-Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Balcis (Balcis) jacululum by Woodring (1970).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Melanella (Eulima) jacululum Maury p. 143 figs. pl. 25, fig. 3
1970Balcis (Balcis) jacululum Woodring pp. 327-328

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusBalcisLeach 1847
subgenusBalcisLeach 1847
speciesjacululum(Maury 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.

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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: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 15.98000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama Balcis jacululum (52173)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Balcis jacululum (52171 93145 93159 93160 93172)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Melanella jacululum (58817)