Munditia echinata explained
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
- Powell A. W. B. (1979), New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
External links
Notes and References
- 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
- http://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz/ Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone - Gastropoda