WoRMS name details
Balcis shoplandi (Melvill, 1898)
873982 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:873982)
unaccepted
Species
Balcis Leach, 1847 accepted as Melanella Bowdich, 1822
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eulima shoplandi Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). A brief bibliographical résumé of the Erythraean molluscan fauna, with descriptions of sixteen species from Aden. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 1: 194–206, pl. 12., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365397
page(s): 200, pl. 12, fig. 5. [details]
page(s): 200, pl. 12, fig. 5. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Balcis shoplandi (Melvill, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873982 on 2026-02-18
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(of Eulima shoplandi Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). A brief bibliographical résumé of the Erythraean molluscan fauna, with descriptions of sixteen species from Aden. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 1: 194–206, pl. 12., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365397
page(s): 200, pl. 12, fig. 5. [details]
basis of record Morton, B. & Morton, J. (1983). <i>The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. 350 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004630673 [details]
page(s): 200, pl. 12, fig. 5. [details]
basis of record Morton, B. & Morton, J. (1983). <i>The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. 350 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004630673 [details]
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Morton, B. & Morton, J. (1983). <i>The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong</i>. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. 350 pp. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004630673 [details]
