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Melanella jamaicensis

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Eulima jamaicensis was named by Adams (1845). It is extant.

It was recombined as Balcis jamaicensis by Miller (1983); it was recombined as Melanella jamaicensis by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Eulima jamaicensis Adams
1983Balcis jamaicensis Miller
2008Melanella jamaicensis Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusMelanellaBowdich 1822
speciesjamaicensis(Adams 1845)

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