Hemitoma
Hemitoma is a genus of slit limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
In this genus of fissurellid, there is an inconspicuous notch at the anterior end of the shell rather than a slit. The notch is best seen in an interior view of the shell.Species
Species within the genus Hemitoma include:
According to the World Register of Marine Species the following species names have been accepted
- Hemitoma cumingii Sowerby, 1863
- Hemitoma imbricata
- Hemitoma octoradiata
- Hemitoma polygonalis
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use
;Subgenus Montfortia, Récluz, 1843: accepted as the genus Montfortia Récluz, 1843
; Subgenus Montfortista, Iredale, 1929
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Hemitoma emarginata : synonym of Montfortia emarginata
- Hemitoma excentrica : synonym of Montfortista excentrica
- Hemitoma hermosa Lowe, 1935: synonym of Montfortia hermosa
- Hemitoma livescens : synonym of Cellana livescens
- Hemitoma natlandi Durham, 1950: synonym of Octomarginula natlandi
- Hemitoma panhi : synonym of Montfortista panhi
- Hemitoma profunda : synonym of Eoacmaea profunda
- Hemitoma rubida Verrill, 1850: synonym of Hemitoma octoradiata
- Hemitoma subemarginata : synonym of Montfortia subemarginata
- Hemitoma tricarinata : synonym of Amathina tricarinata
