Montfortia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). Montfortia Récluz, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527651 on 2012-12-31McLean 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.
Species Species within the genus Montfortia include: † Montfortia bikiniensis (Ladd, 1966) Montfortia emarginata (Blainville, 1825) Montfortia hermosa (Lowe, 1935) Montfortia picta (Dunker, 1860) Montfortia polygonalis (A. Adams, 1852) Montfortia pulchra (A. Adams, 1852) Montfortia subemarginata (Blainville, 1819)
The following species were brought into synonymy: Montfortia (Hemitoma) cumingii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1863): synonym of Hemitoma cumingii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1863) Montfortia excentrica Iredale, 1929: synonym of Montfortista excentrica (Iredale, 1929) Montfortia kirana Habe, 1963: synonym of Montfortista kirana (Habe, 1963) Montfortia panhi (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834): synonym of Montfortista panhi (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
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World Register of Marine Species Récluz, C. A. (1843). Catalogue descriptif de plusieurs nouvelles espèces de coquilles de France suivi d'observations sur quelques autres. Revue zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne. 6: 5-12, 104-112, 228-238, 257-261