Montfortula rugosa

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Montfortula rugosa
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Shell of Montfortula rugosa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Genus:
Montfortula
Species:
M. rugosa
Binomial name
Montfortula rugosa
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Clypidina radiata(Gould, 1859)
  • Clypidina rugosa(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Emarginula (Clypidina) radiataGould, 1859
  • Emarginula asperaGould, 1846
  • Emarginula cinereaGould, 1846
  • Emarginula conoideaL. Reeve, 1842
  • Emarginula radiataGould, 1859
  • Emarginula rugosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  • Subemarginula rugosa Suter, 1913
  • Emarginula stellataA. Adams, 1852
  • Montfortula lyallensisMestayer, 1928
  • Montfortula chathamensis Finlay, 1928
  • Montfortula conoidea Reeve, 1842
  • Subemarginula aspera(Gould, 1846)

Montfortula rugosa, common name the cap-shaped false limpet, is a species of keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae. [1]

Contents

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

Montfortula rugosa, a marine species, is found off Australia (from West Australia to South Queensland), Tasmania and New Zealand.

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585815 on 2013-01-19


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