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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Umbilia hesitata hesitata (Iredale, 1916)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea umbilicata Sowerby, 1825
   Cypraea umbilicata var. alba Cox, 1879
   Cypraea hesitata Iredale, 1916
   Umbilia hesitata howelli Iredale, 1931

Common Name

Wonder Cowry p.124, pl.21, f.14      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Bass Strait

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [80 to 200 m]

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.105 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Umbilia Jousseaume, 1884
                              Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916)
                                Umbilia hesitata hesitata (Iredale, 1916)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=57904) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-11-27. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.