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Umbraculidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Umbraculoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Scientific name
  
Umbraculidae

Rank
  
Family

Similar
  
Umbraculum, Umbraculum umbraculum, Pleurobranchidae, Retusidae, Acteonidae

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

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Distribution

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

Genera

Genera within the family Umbraculidae include:

  • Umbraculum Schumacher, 1817
  • Spiricella Rang, 1828
  • References

    Umbraculidae Wikipedia