Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Alternative combination: Cypraea siphonata
Synonyms: Gisortia breviplicata Schilder 1926, Umbilia (Palliocypraea) breviplicata Schilder 1926, Umbilia (Umbilia) breviplicata Schilder 1926
Belongs to Umbilia (Umbilia) according to T. A. Darragh 2002
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) platyrhyncha, Umbilia (Umbilia) prosila
Type specimens:
- Umbilia (Umbilia) siphonata: P13243, a shell
- Umbilia (Umbilia) breviplicata: P26904, a shell.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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