Species Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916)
Wonder Cowry
- Cypraea umbilicata Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1826. Descriptions of two new species of Cypraea ( C. umbilicata, C. melanostoma), principally extracted from "A catalogue of the shells, in the Collection of the late Earl of Tankerville". Zoological Journal of London 2: 494-496, pl. 418 [494-495] [junior homonym; not Cypraea umbilicata Dillwyn, 1823].
- Cypraea umbilicata alba Cox, J. 1879. Notes of the genus Cypraea. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4: 385-387 [386] [junior homonym; as Cypraea umbilicata var. alba Cox, 1879. Not Cypraea zonata var. alba Blainville, 1826].
- Cypraea hesitata Iredale, T. 1916. Solander as a Conchologist. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 12: 85-93 [93] [replacement name; new name for Cypraea umbilicata Sowerby, 1825].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tasmania. - Umbilia (hesitata) beddomei Schilder, F.A. 1930. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Cypraeacea. 3. Zoologischer Anzeiger 92: 67-78 [77].
- Umbilia hesitata howelli Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [220, pl. 24, figs 1-2] [replacement name; new name for Cypraea umbilicata var. alba Cox, 1880].
Type data:
Status unknown, south of cape Everard, 90-150 fathoms; S of Cape Everard, Bass Strait, Australia.
Generic Combinations
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
See ecological discussion in Wilson & Clarkson (2004)
General References
Darragh, T.A. 2002. A revision of the Australian genus Umbilia (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 59(2): 355–392 [363-365, figs 7A, 9A–H, 10A–I, 11A–H, 12A, C, 19C]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [59]
Meyer, C.P. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 79: 401-459 (included in analysis)
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 (included in analysis)
Wilson, B. & P. Clarkson 2004. Australia's spectacular cowries. A review and field study of two endemic genera: Zoila and Umbilia. California, USA : Odyssey Publishing 1, pp. 1-396. [339-354, pls 349-362]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [124, pl. 21, fig. 14] (Wonder Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 21-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |