Montfortista kirana explained

Montfortista kirana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4.5 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Montfortista kirana. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585830 on 2012-12-31
2. McLean J.H. (2011) Reinstatement of the fissurellid subfamily Hemitominae, with the description of new genera, and proposed evolutionary lineage, based on morphological characters of shell and radula (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda). Malacologia 54(1-2): 407-427.