Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combinations: Cypraea (Aricia) eximia, Cypraea eximia, Gisortia eximia, Rhynchocypraea eximia
Synonyms: Cypraea sphaerodoma Tate 1890, Umbilia (Umbilia) sphaerodoma Tate 1890, Umbilia sphaerodoma Tate 1890
Full reference: G. B. Sowerby. 1845. Pleiocene Fauna. Mollusca. Physical description of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land 296-298
Belongs to Umbilia (Umbilia) according to T. A. Darragh 2002
See also Cossmann 1903, McCoy 1876, Sowerby 1845 and Tate 1890
Sister taxa: Umbilia (Umbilia) angustior, Umbilia (Umbilia) armeniaca, Umbilia (Umbilia) capricornica, Umbilia (Umbilia) hesitata, Umbilia (Umbilia) leptorhyncha, Umbilia (Umbilia) petilirostris, Umbilia (Umbilia) platyrhyncha, Umbilia (Umbilia) prosila, Umbilia (Umbilia) siphonata
Type specimens:
- Umbilia (Umbilia) eximia: BMNH G9694, a shell
- Umbilia (Umbilia) sphaerodoma: SAM T821, a shell. Its type locality is Small gully 4.8 km S of Morgan Ferry–Cadell road, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian coastal limestone in the Morgan Limestone Formation of Australia.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (16 collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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