Umboniinae

Umboniinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Subfamily:	Umboniinae; H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840)
Synonyms
	Bankiviini Hickman & J. H. McLean, 1990; Isandini Hickman, 2003; Lirulariinae Hickman & J. H. McLean, 1990; Monileini Hickman & J. H. McLean, 1990; Talopiidae Finlay, 1928; Talopiini Finlay, 1928; Umboniidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840) superseded rank;

The Umboniinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.

General characteristics

(Original description) The rostrum is rudimentary, while the frontal lobes are greatly developed. The operculum is horny and thin, composed of many gradually enlarging whorls, and is finely ciliated along its outer edge. The shell is orbicular, depressed, polished, and porcellanous, with the umbilical region often covered by a callous deposit.

The Umboniinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840) comprise a well-defined subfamily within the Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815, characterised primarily by their unusual radula with reduced teeth in the central field. Additional distinctive morphological features are also commonly present, such as long up-curving eyestalks with large eyes, a subterminally papillate snout and a medially bifid propodium with pinched-in, trigonal antero-lateral lobes.

Genera

Antisolarium H. J. Finlay, 1926
Bankivia Krauss, 1848
Camitia J. E. Gray, 1842
Conotalopia Iredale, 1929
Ethalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Ethaliella Pilsbry, 1905
Ethminolia Iredale, 1924
Inkaba D. G. Herbert, 1992
Isanda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Kanakina D. G. Herbert, 2024
Leiopyrga H. Adams & A. Adams, 1863
Lirularia Dall, 1909
Monilea Swainson, 1840
Parminolia Iredale, 1929
Pseudominolia D. G. Herbert, 1992
Rossiteria Brazier, 1895
Sericominolia Kuroda & T. Habe, 1954
Talopena Iredale, 1918
Tylorhaphe D. G. Herbert, 2024
Umbonium Link, 1807
Vanitrochus Iredale, 1929
Zethalia H. J. Finlay, 1926

Synonyms

Genus Awajitrochus T. Habe, 1958: synonym of Conotalopia Iredale, 1929 (junior subjective synonym)
Tribe Bankiviini Hickman & J. H. McLean, 1990: synonym of Umboniinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840)
Genus Conotrochus Pilsbry, 1889: synonym of Pagodatrochus D. G. Herbert, 1989 (junior primary homonym of Conotrochus Seguenza, 1864 (Cnidaria))
Genus Ethaliopsis Cossmann, 1918: synonym of Zethalia H. J. Finlay, 1926 (Invalid as preoccupied by Schepman, 1908; Zethalia Finlay, 1926 is replacement name)
Genus Globulus Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Umbonium Link, 1807 (junior objective synonym)
Genus Isander [sic]: synonym of Isanda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (incorrect subsequent spelling of Isanda H. & A. Adams, 1854, in A. Adams (1862))
Tribe Isandini Hickman, 2003: synonym of Umboniinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840)
Tribe Monileini Hickman & J. H. McLean, 1990: synonym of Umboniinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840)
Genus Monilia [sic]: synonym of Monilea Swainson, 1840 (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Rotella Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Umbonium Link, 1807 (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Solanderia P. Fischer, 1879: synonym of Rossiteria Brazier, 1895 (junior homonym, junior homonym of Solanderia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1846 [Cnidaria]; Rossiteria is a replacement name)
Genus Suchium Makiyama, 1924: synonym of Umbonium Link, 1807 (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Talopia J. E. Gray, 1842: synonym of Monilea Swainson, 1840 (junior objective synonym)
Tribe Talopiini Finlay, 1928: synonym of Umboniinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840)
Genus Umbonella A. Adams, 1863: synonym of Isanda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (junior subjective synonym

References

↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Umboniinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382177 on 2026-05-28
↑ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853–1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London: van Voorst. p. 407. Retrieved 23 June 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ Herbert, D.G. (2024). "The Umboniinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae) of New Caledonia, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species, plus an additional new species from the Bismarck Sea". European Journal of Taxonomy (973): 2. This article incorporates text from this source, which is under a CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Hickman, C.S. & McLean, J.H. (1990). Systematic revision and suprageneric classification of trochacean gastropods. Science Series of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 35: 1-169.

Sources

Finlay, H. J. (1928). The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 59: 232-286.
Hickman, C.S. 1998. Subfamily Umboniinae. pp. 689-690 in Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B. & Wells, A. (eds). Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 5(Part B) pp. vi–viii, 565–1234.
Hickman, C.S. (2003). Functional morphology and mode of life of Isanda coronata (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in an Australian macrotidal sandflat. Pp. 69–88, in: Wells, F.D., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. (eds) The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australia Museum, Perth.
Moore, R.C. (ed.) 1960. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part I. Mollusca 1. Boulder, Colorado & Lawrence, Kansas : Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press xxiii + 351 pp.
Poppe, G.T., Tagaro, S.P. & Dekker, H. 2006. The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya, Supplement 2: 1-228
Williams, S.T., Karube, S. & Ozawa, T. 2008. Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37(5): 483-506
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.

External links

Williams, S. T.; Donald, K. M.; Spencer, H. G.; Nakano, T. (2010). "Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 54 (3): 783–809. Bibcode:2010MolPE..54..783W. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.008. PMID 19919851.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Umboniinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382177 on 2026-05-28

[2] Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853–1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London: van Voorst. p. 407. Retrieved 23 June 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[Herbert-3] Herbert, D.G. (2024). "The Umboniinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae) of New Caledonia, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species, plus an additional new species from the Bismarck Sea". European Journal of Taxonomy (973): 2. This article incorporates text from this source, which is under a CC BY 4.0 license.

[4] Hickman, C.S. & McLean, J.H. (1990). Systematic revision and suprageneric classification of trochacean gastropods. Science Series of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 35: 1-169.