Montfortula rugosa

Montfortula rugosa
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) radiata Gould, 1859 Emarginula aspera Gould, 1846 Emarginula cinerea Gould, 1846 Emarginula conoidea L. Reeve, 1842 Emarginula radiata Gould, 1859 Emarginula rugosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Subemarginula rugosa Suter, 1913 Emarginula stellata A. Adams, 1852 Montfortula lyallensis Mestayer, 1928 Montfortula chathamensis Finlay , 1928 Montfortula conoidea Reeve, 1842 Subemarginula aspera (Gould, 1846)

Montfortula rugosa, common name the cap-shaped false limpet, is a

Description

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

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Distribution

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

References

• Mestayer, M. K. (1928). A note on Sigapatella terraenovae Peile. A new Montfortula. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 59: 622–624.
• ISBN 0-00-216906-1
• 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
• Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81.

• Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1
• Gould, A. A. (1846). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2
• Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 161-166.
• "Montfortula rugosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.