Montfortia emarginata, common name the emarginate limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). Montfortia emarginata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585820 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.
Description
The adult size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the following locations: Aruba Belize Bonaire Caribbean Sea Cayman Islands Colombia Cuba Curaçao Gulf of Mexico Jamaica Lesser Antilles Mexico Puerto Rico San Andrés
References
External links World Register of Marine Species