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Umbilia (Umbilia) hesitata

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Cypraea hesitata was named by Iredale (1916) [AGE RANGE: Bairnsdalian-Recent (Middle Miocene-Recent).]. It is extant. Its type specimen is BMNH 1950.8.28.22, a shell.

It was recombined as Umbilia hesitata by Schilder (1930); it was recombined as Cypraea (Umbilia) hesitata by Wilson and Langenheim (1993); it was recombined as Umbilia (Umbilia) hesitata by Darragh (2002).

Synonyms
  • Cypraea umbilicata was named by Dilwyn (1823). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Cypraea hesitata by Iredale (1916).
  • Cypraea umbilicata was named by Sowerby (1825). Its type specimen is BMNH 1950.8.28.22, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was replaced with Cypraea hesitata by Iredale (1916).
  • Cypraea amygdalina was named by Tate (1890) [Syntypes]. Its type specimen is SAM T812A, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was replaced with Cypraea tatei by Cossmann (1903).
  • Cypraea tatei was named by Cossmann (1903) [Syntypes]. Its type specimen is SAM T812A, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Umbilia (Umbilia) hesitata by Darragh (2002).
  • Umbilia cera was named by Cotton (1947). Its type specimen is SAM P8339, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Umbilia (Umbilia) hesitata by Darragh (2002).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Cypraea umbilicata Dilwyn
1825Cypraea umbilicata Sowerby
1890Cypraea amygdalina Tate p. 209
1892Cypraea amygdalina Tate figs. pl. 6, fig. 8
1903Cypraea tatei Cossmann p. 160 figs. pl. 7 figs 4, 6
1916Cypraea hesitata Iredale p. 93
1930Umbilia hesitata Schilder p. 77
1947Umbilia cera Cotton p. 667 figs. pl. 21, figs 1–3
1993Cypraea (Umbilia) hesitata Wilson and Langenheim, Jr. p. 192 figs. pl. 30 figs 7, 9–11
2002Umbilia (Umbilia) hesitata Darragh p. 363

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
tribeCypraeorbini(Schilder 1927)
genusUmbilia
subgenusUmbiliaJousseaume 1884
specieshesitata(Iredale 1916)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Cypraea umbilicata Dilwyn 1823 [replaced], Cypraea umbilicata Sowerby 1825 [replaced], Umbilia (Umbilia) cera Cotton 1947 [synonym], Umbilia (Umbilia) tatei Cossmann 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Gelasian or 15.98000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Umbilia tatei (71352)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Umbilia hesitata (72189 72226)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Umbilia cera (63442) Umbilia hesitata (72192 176271)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Umbilia hesitata (46167)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Western Australia) Umbilia hesitata (176028 176029)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Tasmania) Umbilia hesitata (63701 63702 63703)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Australia (Victoria) Umbilia cera (51405)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Australia (Western Australia) Umbilia hesitata (152476)