WoRMS taxon details
Micrelenchus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843)
716307 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716307)
accepted
Species
Cantharidus oliveri Iredale, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cantharidus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Micrelenchus (Micrelenchus) sanguineus (Gray, 1843) · alternative representation
Micrelenchus oliveri (Iredale, 1915) · unaccepted (synonym)
Micrelenchus oliveri cryptus A. W. B. Powell, 1946 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Trochus (Gibbium) sanguineus J. E. Gray, 1843 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Micrelenchus sanguineus morioria A. W. B. Powell, 1933 accepted as Cantharidus mortenseni (Odhner, 1924) accepted as Roseaplagis mortenseni (Odhner, 1924) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trochus (Gibbium) sanguineus J. E. Gray, 1843) Gray, J. E. (1843). Catalogue of the species of Mollusca and their shells, which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand, with the description of some lately discovered species. In: Dieffenbach, E. <i>Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country</i>, vol. 2: 228-265. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20759972
page(s): 238 [details]
page(s): 238 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Micrelenchus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716307 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cantharidus oliveri Iredale, 1915) Iredale, T. (1915). A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 47: 417-497., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343255
page(s): 438 [details]
original description (of Micrelenchus oliveri cryptus A. W. B. Powell, 1946) Powell, A. W. B. (1946). New species of New Zealand Mollusca from the South Island, Stewart Island and Chatham Islands. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 3: 137-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60652898
page(s): 139 [details]
original description (of Trochus (Gibbium) sanguineus J. E. Gray, 1843) Gray, J. E. (1843). Catalogue of the species of Mollusca and their shells, which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand, with the description of some lately discovered species. In: Dieffenbach, E. <i>Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country</i>, vol. 2: 228-265. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20759972
page(s): 238 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
page(s): 438 [details]
original description (of Micrelenchus oliveri cryptus A. W. B. Powell, 1946) Powell, A. W. B. (1946). New species of New Zealand Mollusca from the South Island, Stewart Island and Chatham Islands. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 3: 137-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60652898
page(s): 139 [details]
original description (of Trochus (Gibbium) sanguineus J. E. Gray, 1843) Gray, J. E. (1843). Catalogue of the species of Mollusca and their shells, which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand, with the description of some lately discovered species. In: Dieffenbach, E. <i>Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country</i>, vol. 2: 228-265. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20759972
page(s): 238 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Other
additional source
Marshall, B. A. (1998). The New Zealand Recent species of <i>Cantharidus</i> Montfort, 1810 and <i>Micrelenchus</i> Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 19 (1): 107-156. [details]





To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrelenchus sanguineus)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Malacopics (Cantharidus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843) New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Hawke's Bay Co.... (from synonym Cantharidus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843))
To Malacopics (Micrelenchus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843))
To Malacopics (Micrelenchus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrelenchus sanguineus)
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Malacopics (Cantharidus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843) New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Hawke's Bay Co.... (from synonym Cantharidus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843))
To Malacopics (Micrelenchus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843))
To Malacopics (Micrelenchus sanguineus (J. E. Gray, 1843))
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