Montfortula Explained

Montfortula is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Emarginulinae of the family Fissurellidae.^[1]

Species

, species within the genus Montfortula include:^[1]

• † 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)

References

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

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase . 2018 . Montfortula Iredale, 1915 . 585814 . 17 April 2017 . Marine Mollusca.