Umbraculidae

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 <small>Rang, 1828</small>
• Umbraculum <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>

• Gastroplax <small>Blainville, 1819</small>: synonym of Umbraculum <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>
• Umbrella <small>Lamarck, 1819</small>: synonym of Umbraculum <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>

References

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