Munditia serrata
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| Munditia serrata (Suter, 1908) |
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Liotia serrata Suter, 1908 |
Munditia serrata is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cyclostrematidae.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand, found at the Little Barrier Island.
[edit] Habitat
This species is found at depths of about 35 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is rather small, very similar to Munditia tryphenensis but with the axials continuous over the body whorl, not obsolete over most of the dorsal area.
The shell height is up to 1 mm, and the width is up to 2.5 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
