Munditia suteri
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| Munditia suteri (Mestayer, 1919) |
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Liotia suteri Mestayer, 1919 |
Munditia suteri 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 Bounty Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This species is found at depths of about 130 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is very small and solid, with four spiral keels, the uppermost by far the strongest, and bearing prominent blunt nodules, giving a serrated appearance to the periphery.
The shell height is up to 1.5 mm, and the width is up to 3 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
