Biology:Monodilepas monilifera

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Monodilepas monilifera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Monodilepas
Species:
M. monilifera
Binomial name
Monodilepas monilifera
(Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lucapina monilifera Hutton, 1873 (original combination)

Monodilepas monilifera is a species of small sea snail or limpets, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]


This species is known only from New Zealand. Shell size 13-35 mm.[2]


Subspecies are:
  • Monodilepas monilifera carnleyensis Powell, 1955
  • Monodilepas monilifera cookiana Dell, 1953
  • Monodilepas monilifera monilifera (Hutton, 1873)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Monodilepas monilifera (Hutton, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598179 on 2012-08-31
  2. "Monodilepas monilifera monilifera". http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_30516.shtml. 
  • Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q3168317 entry