Monodilepas monilifera explained

Monodilepas monilifera is a species of small sea snail or limpet, 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

• Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979

Notes and References

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. Web site: Monodilepas monilifera monilifera. www.gastropods.com. 2020-04-03.