Montfortula

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|image= Montfortula rugosa (MNHN-IM-2000-4803).jpeg

|image_caption= Shell of Montfortula rugosa

|taxon = Montfortula

|authority = Iredale, 1915

|type_species = Emarginula rugosa

|type_species_authority = Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

|synonyms =

Clypidina (Montfortula) Iredale, 1915 ·
Plagiorhytis Fischer, 1885 non Chaudoir, 1848
Subemarginula (Plagiorhytis) P. Fischer, 1885
Variegemarginula J. H. McLean, 2011

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Montfortula is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Emarginulinae of the family Fissurellidae.{{cite WoRMS |author=MolluscaBase |year=2018 |title=Montfortula Iredale, 1915 |id=585814 |accessdate=17 April 2017 |db=Marine Mollusca}}

Species

{{As of|2024}}, species within the genus Montfortula include:

† 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
{{extinct}}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

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{{cite journal|last1=Iredale|first1=Tom|title=A Commentary on Suter's "Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca"|journal=Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute|date=1915|volume=47|pages=433–435|url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343733}}

{{citation|mode=cs1|last1=Fischer|first1=Paul|title=Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique|date=1885|publisher=F. Savy|location=Paris|page=860|chapter-url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13139227|chapter=Classe des Gastropodes|issue=Fasc. IX}}

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Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}}

Category:Fissurellidae

Category:Gastropods of Australia

Category:Gastropods of New Zealand

Category:Gastropod genera