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Munditia echinata Powell 1937

Munditia echinata

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Munditia echinata is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand.[2]

The species is found at depths of about 475 m.

Description

Its shell is very small, solid, boldly sculptured with three spiral rows of long spines, otherwise the surface is smooth. It is white in colour and up to 0.6 mm high and 1.4 mm wide.

References

  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Munditia echinata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598277 on 2013-09-14
  2. ^ Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone - Gastropoda

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Munditia echinata: Brief Summary

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Munditia echinata is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.

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