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Montfortula
Sign in to saveMontfortula is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Emarginulinae of the family Fissurellidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLepetellida
- FamilyFissurellidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 77
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Fissurellidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS, NMV, SBMNH, MNHN, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia, Philippines, France
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Montfortula is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Emarginulinae of the family Fissurellidae.
==Species== , species within the genus Montfortula include: † Montfortula aperturata Chapman & Gabriel, 1923 Montfortula brevirimata (Deshayes, 1862) † Montfortula cainozoica Chapman & Gabriel, 1923 Montfortula chathamensis Finlay, 1928 † Montfortula fenestrata (Deshayes, 1861) Montfortula fujitai (Habe, 1953) † Montfortula gemmata Chapman & Gabriel, 1923 Montfortula kaawaensis (Bartrum, 1919) † Montfortula occlusa (Tate, 1898) † Montfortula polygonalis (Cossmann, 1923) † Montfortula ponderosa Chapman & Gabriel, 1923 Montfortula punctata (A. Adams, 1852) † Montfortula radiola (Lamarck, 1803) Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) † Montfortula squamoidea Chapman & Gabriel, 1923 † Montfortula thuriensis (Chelot, 1886) Montfortula variegata (A. Adams, 1852) 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)
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