Biology:Montfortula

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Montfortula
Montfortula rugosa (MNHN-IM-2000-4803).jpeg
Shell of Montfortula rugosa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Hemitominae
Genus: Montfortula
Iredale, 1915[1]
Type species
Emarginula rugosa
Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Synonyms[2]

Plagiorhytis Fischer, 1885[3] non Chaudoir, 1848

Montfortula is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Emarginulinae of the family Fissurellidae.[2]

Species

(As of 2018), species within the genus Montfortula include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Montfortula lyallensis Mestayer, 1928: synonym of Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Montfortula picta (Dunker, 1860): synonym of Montfortia picta (Dunker, 1860)
  • Montfortula pulchra (Adams, 1852): synonym of Montfortia pulchra (A. Adams, 1852)

References

  1. Iredale, Tom (1915). "A Commentary on Suter's "Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca"". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 433–435. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343733. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 MolluscaBase (2018). "Montfortula Iredale, 1915". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585814. 
  3. Fischer, Paul (1885), "Classe des Gastropodes", Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, Paris: F. Savy, p. 860, https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13139227 
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q6905593 entry