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Balcis (Balcis) cetia

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Balcis (Balcis) cetia was named by Woodring (1970) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Panama.]. Its type specimen is USNM 646078, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Balcis (Balcis) cetia Woodring p. 328 figs. pl. 49, fig. 8

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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
speciescetia

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 (Balcis) cetia Woodring 1970
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Balcis cetia (93145 93146 93147 93148 93159 93160)