Montfortula rugosa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Montfortula rugosa |
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clade Vetigastropoda
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Superfamily: |
Fissurelloidea
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Fissurellidae
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M. rugosa
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Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
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Montfortula rugosa, common name the cap-shaped false limpet, is a species of keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae.
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.
See also
In Spanish: Montfortula rugosa para niños
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