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Umbraculidae

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Umbraculidae are a taxonomic family of unusual sea snails or limpets, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the clade Umbraculida.

Species

umbrella shells

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderUmbraculida
  5. FamilyUmbraculidae
Habitatmarine

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Specimen records
51
With media
5
Family
Umbraculidae
Collections
CAS, WAM, UCMP, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
Vanuatu, Australia, United States, Ecuador, Philippines

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Umbraculoidea
Image
Bonite-mollusques-pl27.jpg
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taxon name
Umbraculidae
taxon rank
family
topic's main category
Category:Umbraculidae
Commons category
Umbraculidae
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Distribution
  • Genera
  • References

Umbraculidae are a taxonomic family of unusual sea snails or limpets, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the clade Umbraculida.

==Distribution== This family has a global distribution in tropical and subtropical seas.

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