Umbilia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Umbilia Jousseaume, 1884[1] |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Umbilia include:
- Umbilia armeniaca Verco, 1912[3]
- Umbilia capricornica Lorenz, 1989[4]
- Umbilia hesitata Jousseaume, 1884
- Umbilia oriettae Lorenz & Massiglia, 2005[5]
- Umbilia petilirostris Darragh, 2002[6]
References
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- ^ Jousseaume F. (1884). "Division des Cypraeidae". Le Naturaliste 6(52): 414-415.
- ^ Umbilia. WoRMS (2009). Umbilia. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390994 on 5 June 2010 .
- ^ Umbilia armeniaca Verco, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
- ^ Umbilia capricornica Lorenz, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
- ^ Umbilia oriettae Lorenz & Massiglia, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Umbilia petilirostris Darragh, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- 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.
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