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Munditia manawatawhia Powell 1937

Munditia manawatawhia

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

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.[1]

Distribution

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

References

  • Arthur William Baden Powell (1979). New Zealand mollusca: marine, land, and freshwater shells. ISBN 0002169061.
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Munditia manawatawhia: Brief Summary

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

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