Montfortula
| Montfortula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemitominae |
| Genus: | Montfortula Iredale, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Emarginula rugosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Plagiorhytis P. Fischer, 1885 (Invalid: junior homonym of Plagiorhytis Chaudoir, 1848) | |
Montfortula is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae. [1]
Species
Species within the genus Montfortula include:
- Montfortula brevirimata (Deshayes, 1862)
- Montfortula chathamensis Finlay, 1928
- Montfortula picta (Dunker, 1860)
- Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Montfortula Iredale, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585814 on 2013-01-19
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1