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Montfortia (Montfortista)

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Montfortia (Montfortista) was named by Iredale (1929). It is extant.

It was Hemitoma (Montfortista) by Knight et al. (1960) and Wilson (1993).

It was assigned to Montfortia by Iredale (1929) and Ladd (1966); and to Hemitoma by Knight et al. (1960) and Wilson (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Montfortia (Montfortista) Iredale p. 267
1960Hemitoma (Montfortista) Knight et al. p. 228
1966Montfortia (Montfortista) Ladd
1993Hemitoma (Montfortista) Wilson p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
genusMontfortiaSwainson 1840
subgenusMontfortista(Recluz 1843)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Montfortia (Montfortista) Iredale 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:42:04
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:46:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Hemitoma excentrica (78042)