WoRMS name details
Micrelenchus (Mawhero) B. A. Marshall, 1998
876691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:876691)
alternative representation
Subgenus
Cantharidus (Mawhero) B. A. Marshall, 1998 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Mawhero B. A. Marshall, 1998 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Micrelenchus (Mawhero) burchorum (B. A. Marshall, 1998) represented as Micrelenchus burchorum (B. A. Marshall, 1998)
- Species Micrelenchus (Mawhero) purpureus (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin, 1791)
marine
recent + fossil
(of Cantharidus (Mawhero) B. A. Marshall, 1998) Marshall, B. A. (1998). A review of the Recent Trochini of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 19 (1): 73-106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.1998.10673710 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Micrelenchus (Mawhero) B. A. Marshall, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876691 on 2026-09-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cantharidus (Mawhero) B. A. Marshall, 1998) Marshall, B. A. (1998). A review of the Recent Trochini of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 19 (1): 73-106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.1998.10673710 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Donald, K.; Spencer, H. G. (2016). Phylogenetic patterns in New Zealand and temperate Australian cantharidines (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae: Cantharidinae): trans-Tasman divergences are ancient. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 100: 333-344., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.029 [details]
