Monodilepas otagoensis

Monodilepas 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.^[2]

Monodilepas otagoensis
Black-and-white photo of apical view of the shell which is the holotype of Monodilepas otagoensis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Monodilepas
Species:	M. otagoensis
Binomial name
Monodilepas otagoensis Finlay, 1930[1]

This species has only been found in New Zealand.^[3]

Description

Monodilepas otagoensis was originally discovered and described by Harold John Finlay in 1930.^[1]