Micrelenchus
Micrelenchus is a genus of small sea snails that have shells with pearly interiors and an operculum. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.[2]
| Micrelenchus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926[1] |
| Type species | |
| Trochus (Gibbium) sanguineus Gray, 1843 | |
| Synonyms | |
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This genus is only known to occur in New Zealand.
Species
Species and subspecies within the genus Micrelenchus include:[3][4][5]
- Micrelenchus burchorum (B. A. Marshall, 1998)
- Micrelenchus huttonii (E. A. Smith, 1876)
- Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Micrelenchus sanguineus (Gray, 1843)
- Micrelenchus tenebrosus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Micrelenchus tesselatus (A. Adams, 1853)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Micrelenchus caelatus (Hutton, 1884): synonym of Cantharidus caelatus Hutton, 1884
- Micrelenchus caelatus archibenthicola Dell, 1956: synonym of Cantharidus caelatus mortenseni
- Micrelenchus caelatus bakeri Fleming, 1948: synonym of Cantharidus artizona A. Adams, 1853 (Odhner, N.H.J., 1924)
- Micrelenchus caelatus elongatus (Suter, 1897): synonym of Cantharidus caelatus elongatus (Suter, 1897)
- Micrelenchus caelatus morioria Powell, 1933: synonym of Cantharidus caelatus mortenseni
- Micrelenchus caelatus mortenseni (Odhner, 1924): synonym of Cantharidus mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
- Micrelenchus dilatatus (Sowerby, 1870): synonym of Cantharidus dilatatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870)
- Micrelenchus festivus Marshall, 1998:[6] synonym of Cantharidus festivus (B. A. Marshall, 1998)
- Micrelenchus micans (Suter, 1897): synonym of Cantharidus artizona A. Adams, 1853
- Micrelenchus parcipictus Powell, 1946: synonym of Cantharidus parcipictus (Powel, 1946)
- Micrelenchus rufozonus (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of Cantharidus rufozona A. Adams, 1853
- Micrelenchus sanguineus (Gray in Dieffenbach, 1843) - type species: synonym of Cantharidus sanguineus (Gray in Dieffenbach, 1843)
- Micrelenchus sanguineus cryptus Powell, 1946: synonym of Cantharidus sanguineus cryptus Powell, 1946
- Micrelenchus tenebrosus (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of Cantharidus tenebrosus A. Adams, 1853
References
- Finlay H. J. (1926). "A Further Commentary on New Zealand Molluscan Systematics". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 57: 355.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456465 on 2020-07-25
- NZ Mollusca Archived 21 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
- WoRMS (2010). Micrelenchus festivus Marshall, 1998. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457839 on 2011-03-01
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