Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative spelling: Cypraea (Umbilia)
Full reference: F. A. Jousseaume. 1884. Division des Cypraeidae. Le Naturaliste 6(52):414-415
Parent taxon: Zoilinae according to J. L. Soriano 2006
See also Darragh 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: Cypraeorbis, Zoila
Subtaxa: Umbilia (Gigantocypraea) Umbilia (Palliocypraea) Umbilia (Umbilia) Umbilia caepa Umbilia furneauxensis
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (1)
• Pliocene of Australia (6)
• Miocene of Australia (39)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
• Oligocene of Australia (10)
Total: 58 collections including 78 occurrences
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