MolluscaBase - Balcis lentocontracta Laws, 1941 †

MolluscaBase name details

Balcis lentocontracta Laws, 1941 †

AphiaID

1053987 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1053987)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded combination)

Accepted name

Bulimeulima lentocontracta (Laws, 1941) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Balcis Leach, 1847 accepted as Melanella Bowdich, 1822

Original name

Balcis lentocontracta Laws, 1941 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Laws, C.R. (1941) The molluscan faunule at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara. No. 2. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 71, 134-151, pls. 16-19. [issued separately, september, 1941; journal issued 1942], available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_71/rsnz_71_02_002700.html
page(s): 147 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Balcis lentocontracta Laws, 1941 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1053987 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-01-07 19:39:04Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2024-04-16 19:10:29Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Laws, C.R. (1941) The molluscan faunule at Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara. No. 2. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 71, 134-151, pls. 16-19. [issued separately, september, 1941; journal issued 1942], available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_71/rsnz_71_02_002700.html
page(s): 147 [details]