WoRMS name details
Balcis Leach, 1847
205837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205837)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Balcis montagui Leach, 1847 accepted as Melanella alba (da Costa, 1778) (type by monotypy)
- Subgenus Balcis (Vitreolina) Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Vitreolina Monterosato, 1884
- Species Balcis (Vitreolina) drangai Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 accepted as Vitreolina drangai (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951)
- Species Balcis (Vitreolina) titubans S. S. Berry, 1956 accepted as Vitreolina titubans (S. S. Berry, 1956) (basionym)
- Species Balcis abreojosensis (Bartsch, 1917) accepted as Oceanida abreojosensis (Bartsch, 1917) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Balcis acanthyllis (R. B. Watson, 1883) accepted as Melanella acanthyllis (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis acuta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) accepted as Hypermastus acutus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
- Species Balcis adamantina (de Folin, 1867) accepted as Melanella adamantina (de Folin, 1867)
- Species Balcis akauni T. Habe, 1952 accepted as Eulitoma akauni (T. Habe, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis alba (da Costa, 1778) accepted as Melanella alba (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
- Species Balcis alertae Dell, 1956 accepted as Melanella alertae (Dell, 1956) (superseded combination)
- Species Balcis amblia (R. B. Watson, 1883) accepted as Melanella amblia (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis astropectenicola Kuroda & Habe, 1950 accepted as Parvioris astropectenicola (Kuroda & Habe, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis atlantica (E. A. Smith, 1890) accepted as Melanella atlantica (E. A. Smith, 1890)
- Species Balcis aupouria A. W. B. Powell, 1937 accepted as Curveulima aupouria (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) (superseded combination)
- Species Balcis berryi (Bartsch, 1917) accepted as Melanella berryi Bartsch, 1917 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis bipartita (Mörch, 1860) accepted as Melanella bipartita (Mörch, 1859)
- Species Balcis bollonsi A. W. B. Powell, 1937 accepted as Curveulima bollonsi (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) (superseded combination)
- Species Balcis brunnimaculata Kay, 1979 accepted as Melanella brunnimaculata (Kay, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis bryani (Pilsbry, 1918) accepted as Melanella bryani Pilsbry, 1918 (Balcis is considered a junior synonym of Melanella)
- Species Balcis clypeastericola T. Habe, 1976 accepted as Clypeastericola clypeastericola (T. Habe, 1976) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis compacta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Melanella compacta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis conoidalis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1865) accepted as Melanella conoidalis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1865) (Balcis is considered a junior synonym of Melanella)
- Species Balcis conspicua A. N. Golikov, 1985 accepted as Amamibalcis conspicua (A. N. Golikov, 1985) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis conspicuus A. N. Golikov, 1985 accepted as Balcis conspicua A. N. Golikov, 1985 accepted as Amamibalcis conspicua (A. N. Golikov, 1985) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Balcis corintonis Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 accepted as Melanella corintonis (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951)
- Species Balcis cumingii (A. Adams, 1854) accepted as Melanella cumingii (A. Adams, 1854) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis curta Warén, 1972 accepted as Bathycrinicola curta (Warén, 1972)
- Species Balcis delmontensis A. G. Smith & M. Gordon, 1948 accepted as Eulima thersites P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Melanella thersites (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Balcis devians (Monterosato, 1884) accepted as Curveulima devians (Monterosato, 1884)
- Species Balcis drangai Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 accepted as Vitreolina drangai (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951)
- Species Balcis kanaka (Pilsbry, 1917) accepted as Melanella kanaka Pilsbry, 1917 (Balcis is considered a junior synonym of Melanella)
- Species Balcis komaii Habe, 1950 accepted as Curveulima komaii (Habe, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis kuronamako T. Habe, 1952 accepted as Melanella kuronamako (T. Habe, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis kyurokusinensis Nomura & Hatai, 1940 accepted as Melanella odontoidea (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Balcis macrophtalmica [sic] accepted as Curveulima macrophthalmica (Warén, 1972) (misspelling)
- Species Balcis macrophthalmica Warén, 1972 accepted as Curveulima macrophthalmica (Warén, 1972)
- Species Balcis maoria A. W. B. Powell, 1940 accepted as Melanella maoria (A. W. B. Powell, 1940) (superseded combination)
- Species Balcis maui Dell, 1952 accepted as Melanella maui (Dell, 1952) (superseded combination)
- Species Balcis micans (P. P. Carpenter, 1865) accepted as Melanella micans (P. P. Carpenter, 1865)
- Species Balcis microstoma (Brusina, 1869) accepted as Parvioris ibizenca (F. Nordsieck, 1968) (unaccepted > junior homonym, ans superseded combination)
- Species Balcis montagui Leach, 1847 accepted as Melanella alba (da Costa, 1778)
- Species Balcis monterosatoi (Monterosato, 1890) accepted as Melanella monterosatoi (Monterosato, 1890)
- Species Balcis oldroydae (Bartsch, 1917) accepted as Melanella oldroydae Bartsch, 1917
- Species Balcis otakauica Dell, 1956 accepted as Curveulima otakauica (Dell, 1956) (superseded combination)
- Species Balcis peronellicola Kuroda & T. Habe, 1950 accepted as Hypermastus peronellicola (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis persimilis Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 accepted as Melanella persimilis (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis pervegrandis A. W. B. Powell, 1940 accepted as Hypermastus bulbulus (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Balcis puhana Dell, 1956 accepted as Melanella puhana (Dell, 1956) (superseded combination)
- Species Balcis randolphi (Vanatta, 1900) accepted as Hypermastus randolphi (Vanatta, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis shoplandi (Melvill, 1898) accepted as Parvioris shoplandi (Melvill, 1898)
- Species Balcis soliduloides Habe, 1951 accepted as Melanella soliduloides (Habe, 1951) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis solitaria (E. A. Smith, 1915) accepted as Melanella solitaria (E. A. Smith, 1915)
- Species Balcis subantarctica (Strebel, 1908) accepted as Melanella subantarctica (Strebel, 1908)
- Species Balcis subcarinata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) accepted as Eulimostraca subcarinata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Species Balcis teramachii Habe, 1952 accepted as Melanella teramachii (Habe, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis thaanumi (Pilsbry, 1917) accepted as Eulima major G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 accepted as Melanella major (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
- Species Balcis titubans S. S. Berry, 1956 accepted as Vitreolina titubans (S. S. Berry, 1956)
- Species Balcis tumidula (Thiele, 1912) accepted as Bathycrinicola tumidula (Thiele, 1912)
- Species Balcis yamazii Habe, 1952 accepted as Melanella yamazii (Habe, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Balcis arcuata Leach, 1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Balcis testacea Leach, 1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 271 [details]
page(s): 271 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Balcis Leach, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205837 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 271 [details]
basis of record Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl 13: 1-96.
page(s): 32 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 271 [details]
basis of record Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl 13: 1-96.
page(s): 32 [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
ICZN. (1993). OPINION 1739. Strombiformis albus Da Costa, 1778 (currently Melanella (Balcis) alba; Mollusca, Gastropoda): specific name conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 50(3): 242., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12249670
note: Gender of Balcis given as feminine [details]
additional source Golikov, A. N.; Kussakin, O. G. (1978). Shell-bearing gastropods of the intertidal zone of the seas of the USSR. [Голиков А.Н., Кусакин О.Г. 1978. Раковинные брюхоногие моллюски литорали морей СССР. Определители по фауне СССР, издаваемые Зоологическим институтом АН СССР, 116: 292 с.]. <em>Opredeliteli po faune SSSR, izdavayemye Zoologicheskim Institutom AN SSSR.</em> 116: 1-292 [In Russian]., available online at http://ashipunov.info/shipunov/school/books/golikov1978_rakov_brjukh_litorali_morei_sssr.djvu
page(s): 215 [details]
note: Gender of Balcis given as feminine [details]
additional source Golikov, A. N.; Kussakin, O. G. (1978). Shell-bearing gastropods of the intertidal zone of the seas of the USSR. [Голиков А.Н., Кусакин О.Г. 1978. Раковинные брюхоногие моллюски литорали морей СССР. Определители по фауне СССР, издаваемые Зоологическим институтом АН СССР, 116: 292 с.]. <em>Opredeliteli po faune SSSR, izdavayemye Zoologicheskim Institutom AN SSSR.</em> 116: 1-292 [In Russian]., available online at http://ashipunov.info/shipunov/school/books/golikov1978_rakov_brjukh_litorali_morei_sssr.djvu
page(s): 215 [details]



