Munditia mayana

Munditia mayana, common name May's munditia, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[1]

Munditia mayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Munditia
Species:
M. mayana
Binomial name
Munditia mayana
(Tate, 1899)
Synonyms

Liotia mayana Tate, R. 1899

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia. It occurs off South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2013). Munditia mayana (Tate, 1899). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719265 on 2013-08-29
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Munditia mayana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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