Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Luponia) leptorhyncha, Cypraea leptorhyncha, Gisortia leptorhyncha, Rhynchocypraea leptorhyncha, Umbilia (Rhynchocypraea) leptorhyncha
Full reference: F. McCoy. 1877. Prodromus of the Palaeontology of Victoria, Decade V 1-41
Belongs to Umbilia (Umbilia) according to T. A. Darragh 2002
See also Cossmann 1898, McCoy 1877 and Tate 1890
Sister taxa: Umbilia (Umbilia) angustior, Umbilia (Umbilia) armeniaca, Umbilia (Umbilia) capricornica, Umbilia (Umbilia) eximia, Umbilia (Umbilia) hesitata, Umbilia (Umbilia) petilirostris, Umbilia (Umbilia) platyrhyncha, Umbilia (Umbilia) prosila, Umbilia (Umbilia) siphonata
Type specimen: P12133, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (11 collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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