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Umbraculidae

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Umbraculidae

Taxonomy
Umbraculidae was named by Dall (1889) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7752]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Prosobranchiata by Harris and Palmer (1947); and to Tylodinoidea by Beesley (1998) and Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Umbraculidae Dall
1947Umbraculidae Harris and Palmer p. 461
1998Umbraculidae Beesley p. 942
2001Umbraculidae Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderNotaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyTylodinoideaGray 1847
familyUmbraculidaeDall 1889
familyUmbraculidaeDall 1889

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.

Fm. Umbraculidae Dall 1889
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G. †Spiricella Rang 1828
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†Spiricella unguiculus Rang and Des Moulins 1828
G. Umbraculum Schumacher 1817
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†Umbraculum planulata Conrad 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Browsing carnivores according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 07:44:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:44:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 61.70000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Maryland) Umbraculum sp. (83135)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Texas) Umbraculum sp. (84651)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Umbraculum sp. (84471)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Umbraculum sylvaerupis (92375)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Umbraculum tomaculum (7788 84337)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Umbraculum sp. (205454 205539) Umbraculum tomaculum (205533)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Umbraculum brabanticum (8124)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Umbraculum planulatum (92374 205501)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Umbraculum planulatum (91773) Umbraculum sp. (205430 205485)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Umbraculum sp. (2443 2453 90469)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Umbraculum planulatum (90471 99634 99675 99734 164232) Umbraculum sp. (205535)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Umbraculum planulatum (99762)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Umbraculum planulatum (92300 92301)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Umbrella planulata (208935)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Spiricella unguiculus (74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Umbraculum derbyi (60979)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Spiricella unguiculus (111599)