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Melanella waikomitica
Taxonomy
Balcis waikomitica was named by Laws (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour, which is in an Otaian coastal sandstone in the Pakaurangi Formation of New Zealand.
It was recombined as Melanella waikomitica by Beu et al. (1990).
It was recombined as Melanella waikomitica by Beu et al. (1990).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Balcis waikomitica Laws p. 494 fig. 14 |
| 1990 | Melanella waikomitica Beu et al. p. 430 |
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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.
†Melanella waikomitica Laws 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available