''Scalaribalcis'' is a monotypic

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. .Bouchet, P. (2014). Scalaribalcis Warén, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225320 on 2014-12-26

Species

Species within the genera ''Scalaribalcis'' include: * '' Scalaribalcis angulata'' (Mandahl-Barth, 1949) (length: 4.5 mm; distribution:

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References

* Mandahl-Barth, G., 1949. Mucronalia angulata n. sp. un nouveau gastéropode parasite. Journal de Conchyliologie 89: 147-149

External links

* Warén A. (1980) Descriptions of new taxa of Eulimidae (Mollusca, Prosobranchia), with notes on some previously described genera. Zoologica Scripta 9: 283-306. * Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies. suppl 13: 1-96 Eulimidae {{Eulimidae-stub