Micrelenchus burchorum

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Micrelenchus burchorum
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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 mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

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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

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References

  1. 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