Munditiella kirai

Munditiella kirai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Skeneidae
Genus:	Munditiella
Species:	M. kirai
Binomial name
	Munditiella kirai; (Habe, 1961)
Synonyms [1]
	Liotella kiraiHabe, 1961 (original combination)

Last updated April 26, 2019

Munditiella kirai is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.^[1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan.

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References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2013). Munditiella kirai (Habe, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732153 on 2013-11-05

Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2013). Munditiella kirai (Habe, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732153 on 2013-11-05