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	Umbilicus may refer to: Umbilicus (mollusc), a feature of gastropod, Nautilus Nautilus Nautilus is the common name of any marine creatures of the cephalopod family Nautilidae, the sole family of the suborder Nautilina.... and Ammonite Ammonite Ammonites are an Extinction group of marine animals of the Subclass Ammonoidea in the class Cephalopoda, phylum Mollusca. They are excellent index fossils, and it is often possible to link the rock layer in which they are found to specific Geologic time scale.... shell anatomy umbilicus Navel The navel is a scar on the abdomen, caused when the umbilical cord is removed from a newborn baby. All Placentalia mammals have a navel. It is fairly conspicuous in humans.... , a synonym for the navel or belly button. Umbilicus Umbilicus (genus) *Umbilicus* is a genus of over ninety species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae. Many of its species have been given synonym s under different genera such as Rosularia, Cotyledon, and Chiastophyllum.... , a genus of over ninety species of perennial flowering plants, including: Umbilicus rupestris Umbilicus rupestris *Umbilicus rupestris* is a fleshy, perennial, edible flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae so named for its penny- or navel-shaped leaves.... , the binomial Binomial nomenclature In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is called binominal nomenclature , binary nomenclature , or the binomial classification system.... name for navelwort. Umbilicus horizontalis Umbilicus horizontalis Horizontal navelwort is a fleshy, perennial flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae found in the Mediterranean Basin and Bulgaria, as well as Bali, New Zealand, and the Canary Islands.... , the binomial name for horizontal navelwort. Umbilicus intermedius Umbilicus intermedius Intermediate navelwort or common pennywort is a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae found in the shrublands and deserts of Israel and Lebanon.... , the binomial name for intermediate navelwort. Umbilicus chrysanthus Umbilicus chrysanthus *Umbilicus chrysanthus, known as Venus' navel* or nabelkraut, is a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, in the genus Umbilicus , which is found in the Alps.... , the binomial name for Venus' navel. Umbilicus chloranthus Umbilicus chloranthus Green Venus' navel is a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, in the genus Umbilicus , found in the Southern Balkans... , the binomial name for green Venus' navel. Umbilicus erectus Umbilicus erectus Reniform Venus' navel is a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, in the genus Umbilicus , found in the Southern Balkans and southern italy.... , the binomial name for reniform Venus' navel. Umbilicus oppositifolius, the binomial name for gold drop. Umbilicus urbis Romae, the designated center of the city of Rome Rome Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some .... from which and to which all distances in Rome and the Roman Empire were measured. umbilicus mundi Omphalos An omphalos is an ancient religious stone Artifact , or baetylus. In Greek language, the word omphalos means "navel" . According to the ancient Greeks, Zeus sent out two eagles to fly across the world to meet at its center, the "navel" of the world.... , or "the world's navel", a Greek Ancient Greece The term Ancient Greece refers to the period of History of Greece lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca. 1100 BC and the Dorian invasion, to 146 BC and the Roman Republic conquest of Greece after the Battle of Corinth .... artifact.