Balcis alba (da Costa)
(a prosobranch mollusc)

Interactions where Balcis alba is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult is predator of Spatangus purpureusQuestionable Purple Heart Urchin Spatangoida: Spatangidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Eulimidae/Balcis alba/Balcis albaa prosobranch molluscadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Echinodermata/Echinoidea/Spatangoida/Spatangidae/Spatangus purpureus/Spatangus purpureuspurple heart urchin?

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

Balcis alba (a prosobranch mollusc) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBalcis alba (a prosobranch mollusc)
FamilyEULIMIDAE (a family of prosobranch molluscs)
SuperfamilyEULIMOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Balcis alba (a prosobranch mollusc) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Balcis alba (a prosobranch mollusc):

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