Montfortista panhi
- Usual depth50–110 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
Montfortista panhi, commonly known as cancellate false limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 27 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 50–110 m · Deepest record: 250 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- カゴメチドリガサ
Other scientific names: Emarginula (Subemarginula) clathrata, Emarginula (Subemarginula) tricarinata, Emarginula arconatii, Emarginula clathrata, Emarginula panhi, Emarginula panhiensis, Emarginula tricarinata, Fissurella clathrata, Hemitoma panhi, Montfortia panhi, Patella tricarinata, Subemarginula panhi
Similar species
- black keyhole limpet
Amblychilepas nigrita
- Javan Keyhole Limpet
Amblychilepas javanicensis
- oblong keyhole limpet
Amblychilepas oblonga
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 155 open-data records from 1906 to 2011.
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