''Umbilia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.
Shell description
Cypraeidae have adult shel ...
, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Umbilia'' include:
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Umbilia armeniaca
''Umbilia armeniaca'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Description
Distribution
References
Cypraeidae
Gastropods described in 1912
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Verco, 1912
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Umbilia capricornica''
Lorenz, 1989
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Umbilia hesitata''
Jousseaume, 1884
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Umbilia oriettae''
Lorenz & Massiglia, 2005
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Umbilia petilirostris''
Darragh, 2002
References
* Wilson B. & Clarkson P. (2004) ''Australia's spectacular cowries. A review and field study of two endemic genera: Zoila and Umbilia''. Odyssey Publishing, El Cajon, California. 396 pp.
Cypraeidae
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