Umbilia

Umbilia
Umbilia hesitata shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Umbilia
Jousseaume, 1884[1]

Umbilia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Umbilia include:

References

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  1. ^ Jousseaume F. (1884). "Division des Cypraeidae". Le Naturaliste 6(52): 414-415.
  2. ^ Umbilia. WoRMS (2009). Umbilia. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390994 on 5 June 2010 .
  3. ^ Umbilia armeniaca Verco, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ Umbilia capricornica Lorenz, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
  5. ^ Umbilia oriettae Lorenz & Massiglia, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. ^ Umbilia petilirostris Darragh, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  • Wilson B. & Clarkson P. (2004) Australia's spectacular cowries. A review and field study of two endemic genera: Zoila and Umbilia. Odyssey Publishing, El Cajon, California. 396 pp.


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