Micrelenchus is a genus of small sea snails that have shells with pearly interiors and an operculum. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.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
This genus is only known to occur in New Zealand.
Species Species and subspecies within the genus Micrelenchus include:NZ Mollusca Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973 Micrelenchus burchorum (B. A. Marshall, 1998) Micrelenchus huttonii (E. A. Smith, 1876) Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin, 1791) Micrelenchus sanguineus (Gray, 1843) Micrelenchus tenebrosus (A. Adams, 1853) Micrelenchus tesselatus (A. Adams, 1853) Species brought into synonymy Micrelenchus artizona (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of Roseaplagis artizona (A. Adams, 1853) 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 capillaceus (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Cantharidus capillaceus (Philippi, 1849) Micrelenchus dilatatus (Sowerby, 1870): synonym of Cantharidus dilatatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870) Micrelenchus festivus Marshall, 1998: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 synonym of Cantharidus festivus (B. A. Marshall, 1998) Micrelenchus micans (Suter, 1897): synonym of Cantharidus artizona A. Adams, 1853 Micrelenchus mortenseni (Odhner, 1924): synonym of Cantharidus mortenseni (Odhner, 1924) accepted as Roseaplagis mortenseni (Odhner, 1924) Micrelenchus oliveri (Iredale, 1915): synonym of Cantharidus sanguineus (Gray, 1843) synonym of Micrelenchus sanguineus (Gray, 1843) Micrelenchus parcipictus Powell, 1946: synonym of Cantharidus parcipictus (Powel, 1946) Micrelenchus rufozona (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of Cantharidus rufozona A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Roseaplagis rufozona (A. Adams, 1853)
References
External links
Bruce A. Marshall : The New Zealand Recent species of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 and Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae); The Malacological Society of Australasia, Volume 19, Issue 1: 19 May 1998