†Umbilia caepa Yates 2008 (cowry)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Full reference: A. M. Yates. 2008. Two new cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) from the middle Miocene of South Australia. Alcheringa 32(4):353-364
Belongs to Umbilia according to A. M. Yates 2008
Sister taxa: Umbilia (Gigantocypraea), Umbilia (Palliocypraea), Umbilia (Umbilia), Umbilia furneauxensis
Type specimen: SAM P42967, a shell. Its type locality is Murray River cliff, 6 kilometers south of Morgan, which is in a Langhian marine marl in the Cadell Marl Formation of Australia.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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