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
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Micrelenchus
Finlay, 1926[1]
Type species
Trochus (Gibbium) sanguineus Gray, 1843
Synonyms
  • Cantharidus (Mawhero) B. A. Marshall, 1998
  • Mawhero B. A. Marshall, 1998
  • Micrelenchus (Mawhero) B. A. Marshall, 1998· accepted, alternate representation
  • Micrelenchus (Micrelenchus) Finlay, 1926· accepted, alternate representation
  • Trochus (Gibbium) Gray, 1843 (invalid, junior homonym of Gibbium Scopoli, 1777)

This genus is only known to occur in New Zealand.

Species

Species and subspecies within the genus Micrelenchus include:[3][4][5]

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
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References

  1. Finlay H. J. (1926). "A Further Commentary on New Zealand Molluscan Systematics". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 57: 355.
  2. 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
  3. NZ Mollusca Archived 21 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  5. Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
  6. 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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