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Micrelenchus burchorum

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Micrelenchus burchorum

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Micrelenchus
Species:
M. burchorum
Binomial name
Micrelenchus burchorum
(Marshall, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Cantharidus burchorum B. A. Marshall, 1998
  • Micrelenchus (Mawhero) burchorum (B. A. Marshall, 1998)· accepted, alternate representation

Micrelenchus burchorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 26 mm, its diameter 16 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands

References

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  1. ^ Funnell, Greig; et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda (ed.). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Micrelenchus burchorum (B. A. Marshall, 1998). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876694 on 2020-07-25
  • Marshall B.A. 1998. The New Zealand Recent species of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 and Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). Molluscan Research 19(1): 107–156