Montfortula facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Montfortula |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemitominae |
| Genus: | Montfortula Iredale, 1915 |
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| Emarginula rugosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
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Plagiorhytis Fischer, 1885 non Chaudoir, 1848 |
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Montfortula is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.
Species
As of 2018[update], species within the genus Montfortula include:
- Montfortula brevirimata (Deshayes, 1862)
- Montfortula chathamensis Finlay, 1928
- †Montfortula kaawaensis (Bartrum, 1919)
- Montfortula picta (Dunker, 1860)
- Montfortula pulchra (Adams, 1852)
- Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
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