Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Liotiinae Scientific name Munditia echinata Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Liotiidae Genus Munditia Higher classification Munditia | |
Munditia echinata is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.
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Distribution
This marine species is endemic to the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand.
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.
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