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Micrelenchus huttonii Top-Shell, Small Black

Micrelenchus huttonii is commonly referred to as Top-Shell, Small Black. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Micrelenchus huttonii, Auckland, New Zealand 2023


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
16054 
AphiaID:
724124 
Scientific:
Micrelenchus huttonii 
German:
Kreiselschnecke 
English:
Top-Shell, Small Black 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Micrelenchus (Genus) > huttonii (Species) 
Initial determination:
(E. A. Smith, ), 1876 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Tidal channels, Intertidal channels, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,6cm - 0,7cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 68 °F (10°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Detritus, Microalgae  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-09 13:46:00 

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Micrelenchus huttonii (E. A. Smith, 1876)

Micrelenchus is a genus of small sea snails that have shells with pearly interiors and an operculum. This genus is only known to occur in New Zealand.

The Top snail Micrelenchus huttonii is a algae grazer and deposit feeder. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Synonymised names
Cantharidus huttonii (E. A. Smith, 1876) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Gibbula plumbea F. W. Hutton, 1878 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Micrelenchus (Micrelenchus) huttonii (E. A. Smith, 1876) · alternate representation
Trochus (Cantharidus) huttonii E. A. Smith, 1876 · unaccepted (superseded combination)

External links

  1. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 09.11.2023.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 09.11.2023.

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Micrelenchus huttonii, Mana, Porirua, New Zealand 2019
Micrelenchus huttonii, Southland, New Zealand 2022
Micrelenchus huttonii, Southland, New Zealand 2022
Micrelenchus huttonii,Southland, New Zealand 2022
Micrelenchus huttonii, Auckland, New Zealand 2023

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