Micrelenchus purpureus

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Micrelenchus purpureus
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Apertural view of a shell of Micrelenchus purpureus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Micrelenchus
Species:
M. purpureus
Binomial name
Micrelenchus purpureus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Cantharidus (Mawhero) purpureus(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Cantharidus purpureus(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Helix purpureaGmelin, 1791 (basionym)
  • Micrelenchus (Mawhero) purpureus(Gmelin, 1791)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasianella rubellaMenke, 1828
  • Trochus elegansGmelin, 1791
  • Trochus pallidusHombron & Jacquinot, 1848
  • Trochus rostratusGmelin, 1791
  • Trochus texturatusGould, 1849
  • Trochus torosusKiener, 1850

Micrelenchus purpureus, common name the red opal top shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 32 mm. It grazes on seaweed.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off North Island and South Island, New Zealand.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876695 on 2020-07-26

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