original description
Mestayer, M. K. (1928). A note on Sigapatella terraenovae Peile. A new Montfortula. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 59: 622–624.</em>
page(s): 623 [details]
source of synonymy
Dell, R. K. (1971). The rediscovery of Montfortula (Mollusca: Fissurellidae) in New Zealand. <em>Records of the Dominion Museum 7: 34-41.</em> [details]
status source
Marshall, B. A. (1996). Molluscan name-bearing types in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. <em>Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.</em> 9: 1-85., available online at https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/document/3382 [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Described from New Zealand, though holotype is certainly mislocalised [details]
From editor or global species database