Munditia manawatawhia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Munditia manawatawhia |
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Scientific classification | |
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clade Vetigastropoda
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Superfamily: |
Trochoidea
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Family: |
Liotiidae
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Subfamily: |
Liotiinae
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Munditia
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Species: |
M. manawatawhia
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Binomial name | |
Munditia manawatawhia Powell, 1937
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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.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It is known from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand.
See also
In Spanish: Munditia manawatawhia para niños
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