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Montdorella M. R. Cooper, 2025 †
1829790 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1829790)
accepted
Genus
Trigonia depereti Riche, 1904 † accepted as Montdorella depereti (Riche, 1904) † (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Cooper, M. R. (2025). On the Vaugoniinae (Trigoniida, Myophorelloidea, Vaugoniidae), their palaeobiogeography and classification. <em>ZooNova, Occasional Papers in Zoology.</em> 43: 1-95.
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Etymology Cooper stated that the name Montdorella was named after Mont d’Or, "a peak in the Jura mountains that straddle the border...
Etymology Cooper stated that the name Montdorella was named after Mont d’Or, "a peak in the Jura mountains that straddle the border between France and Switzerland, where the type species was collected". Cooper obviously confused the Mont d'Or massif to the NW of Lyon (type locality of Trigonia depereti) and Le Mont d'Or in the French département Doubs, extending into adjacent Switzerland. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Montdorella M. R. Cooper, 2025 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1829790 on 2025-09-12
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Cooper, M. R. (2025). On the Vaugoniinae (Trigoniida, Myophorelloidea, Vaugoniidae), their palaeobiogeography and classification. <em>ZooNova, Occasional Papers in Zoology.</em> 43: 1-95.
page(s): 79 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 79 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Cooper stated that the name Montdorella was named after Mont d’Or, "a peak in the Jura mountains that straddle the border between France and Switzerland, where the type species was collected". Cooper obviously confused the Mont d'Or massif to the NW of Lyon (type locality of Trigonia depereti) and Le Mont d'Or in the French département Doubs, extending into adjacent Switzerland. [details]
