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Micrelenchus
Sign in to saveMicrelenchus 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.
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Red Opal Top Shell
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyTrochidae
Habitatmarine
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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.
This genus is only known to occur in New Zealand.
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Micrelenchus tenebrosus
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Cantharidus mortenseni
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Gastropoda
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Cretaceous
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Jurassic
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Cambrian
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