A new species of Umbilia Jousseaume, 1884 (Mollusca: Cypraeidae) from the Australian Pliocene. (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Southgate, Paul C.; Militz, Thane A.; Roberts, Mike
• Is Part Of: Molluscan research. Volume 41:Number 3(2021)
• Page Start: 214
• Page End: 221
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Gastropoda -- marine -- cowrie -- fossil -- Cameron Inlet Formation -- taxonomy; Mollusks -- Australasia -- Periodicals; Mollusks -- Periodicals; 594.0994
• DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2021.1962588
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1323-5818

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A new morphologically distinct species of cowry (family Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815) is described from the Pliocene of Flinders Island, Tasmania. Diagnostic features of Umbilia furneauxensis n. sp. include relatively small size (<60 mm), extension of apertural dentition to at least midway on the ventrum and labrum, and heavily callused margins with numerous shallow depressions forming a dimpled surface that may extend on to the base. It is the third Umbilia species to be recognised from the Australian Pliocene. ZooBank registration: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4B6291F2-DA31-4A00-A223-268A83F480AE