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.

Genera

Genera within the family Umbraculidae include:

• Spiricella Rang, 1828

• Umbraculum Schumacher, 1817

• Genera brought into synonymy:

• Gastroplax Blainville, 1819: synonym of Umbraculum Schumacher, 1817

• Umbrella Lamarck, 1819: synonym of Umbraculum Schumacher, 1817

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

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