Montfortula rugosa, common name the cap-shaped false limpet, is a species of keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae.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
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.
References
Mestayer, M. K. (1928). A note on Sigapatella terraenovae Peile. A new Montfortula. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 59: 622–624. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 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.
External links 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.