MolluscaBase - Melanella (Balcis) elenensis Bartsch, 1924

MolluscaBase name details

Melanella (Balcis) elenensis Bartsch, 1924

AphiaID

566871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:566871)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Melanella elenensis (Bartsch, 1924)

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanella (Balcis) Leach, 1847 accepted as Melanella Bowdich, 1822

Original name

Melanella (Balcis) elenensis Bartsch, 1924

Environment

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

Original description

Bartsch, P. (1924). New mollusks from Santa Elena Bay, Ecuador. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 66(2551): 1-9, pls. 1-2 [October 17]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7738765
page(s): 9 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanella (Balcis) elenensis Bartsch, 1924. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566871 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-03-24 10:49:48Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2021-04-07 20:01:31Z

checked

Marshall, Bruce

2024-10-20 18:46:28Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description Bartsch, P. (1924). New mollusks from Santa Elena Bay, Ecuador. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 66(2551): 1-9, pls. 1-2 [October 17]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7738765
page(s): 9 [details]

basis of record Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. [details]