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Hemitoma (Montfortia)

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Montfortia was named by Recluz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Hemitoma (Montfortia) by Knight et al. (1960), Ladd (1966), Squires (1987) and Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Hemitoma by Knight et al. (1960), Ladd (1966), Squires (1987) and Todd (2001); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Montfortia Recluz p. 259
1960Hemitoma (Montfortia) Knight et al. p. 228
1966Hemitoma (Montfortia) Ladd p. 29
1987Hemitoma (Montfortia) Squires p. 21
2001Hemitoma (Montfortia) Todd
2002Montfortia Sepkoski

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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
genusHemitomaSwainson 1840
subgenusMontfortia(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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available