Monodilepas
Encyclopedia
Monodilepas is a species
of small sea snail
, a keyhole limpet
, a marine
gastropod mollusc in the family
Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of small sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, a keyhole limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Species
Species within the genus Monodilepas include:- Monodilepas diemenensisMonodilepas diemenensisMonodilepas diemenensis is species of small sea snail, a keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.This species is found at North Island, New Zealand.- Original description :...
Finlay, 1930 - Monodilepas moniliferaMonodilepas moniliferaMonodilepas monilifera is a species of small sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. This species is known only from New Zealand.-References:...
Hutton, 1873- subspecies Monodilepas monilifera carnleyensisMonodilepas monilifera carnleyensisMonodilepas monilifera carnleyensis is a subspecies of small sea snail, a keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. This species is found at the Auckland Islands, New Zealand....
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1955 - subspecies Monodilepas monilifera cookianaMonodilepas monilifera cookianaMonodilepas monilifera cookiana is a subspecies of small sea snail, a keyhole limpet, a subspecies of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. This species is known to occur in Cook Strait, New Zealand....
DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1953
- subspecies Monodilepas monilifera carnleyensis
- Monodilepas otagoensisMonodilepas otagoensisMonodilepas otagoensis is a species of small sea snail, a keyhole limpet, a subspecies of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.This species has only been found in New Zealand....
Finlay, 1930 - Monodilepas skinneriMonodilepas skinneriMonodilepas skinneri is a species of small sea snail, a keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. This species is endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.-References:...
Finlay, 1928