Umbilia (Umbilia) platyrhyncha McCoy 1876 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Aricia) platyrhyncha, Cypraea platyrhyncha

Full reference: F. McCoy. 1876. Prodromus of the Palaeontology of Victoria. Decade 3. 1-40

Belongs to Umbilia (Umbilia) according to T. A. Darragh 2002

See also McCoy 1876

Sister taxa: Umbilia (Umbilia) angustior, Umbilia (Umbilia) armeniaca, Umbilia (Umbilia) capricornica, Umbilia (Umbilia) eximia, Umbilia (Umbilia) hesitata, Umbilia (Umbilia) leptorhyncha, Umbilia (Umbilia) petilirostris, Umbilia (Umbilia) prosila, Umbilia (Umbilia) siphonata

Type specimen: NMV P12138, a shell. Its type locality is Ad24. Bird Rock, which is in a Chattian coastal horizon in the Jan Juc Formation of Australia.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Australia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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