Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Liotiinae Scientific name Munditia manawatawhia Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Liotiidae Genus Munditia Higher classification Munditia | |
Munditia manawatawhia is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Liotiidae.
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Description
The height of the smooth shell attains 0.8 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm. This very small, white shell has a discoidal shape and wide umbilicus. It contains 2½ rapidly increasing whorls. The aperture is circular.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It is known from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand.
References
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