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Balcis biconica

Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Strombiformis biconica was named by Gardner (1948).

It was recombined as Balcis biconica by Ward and Blackwelder (1987).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Strombiformis biconica Gardner pp. 210-211 figs. Plate 27, Figs. 9, 21
1987Balcis biconica Ward and Blackwelder p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
RankNameAuthor
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
familySiphonaliidae(Finlay 1928)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriforidaeJousseaume 1884
genusBalcisDall 1918
speciesbiconica(Gardner 1948)

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 biconica Gardner 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available