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Umbilia (Umbilia) capricornica

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Umbilia capricornica was named by Lorenz (1989) [TYPE LOCALITY: Swan Reef, Capricorn Channel, off Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia. Recent]. It is extant. Its type specimen is HNC 22453.

It was recombined as Umbilia (Umbilia) capricornica by Darragh (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Umbilia capricornica Lorenz pp. 2-8 figs. pl. 2, figs. 3-4
2002Umbilia (Umbilia) capricornica Darragh p. 369

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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
speciescapricornica(Lorenz 1989)

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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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available