Micrelenchus burchorum

Micrelenchus burchorum
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS) [1]
Scientific 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 burchorumB. 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

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

Distribution

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

References

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