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Snail, Small Black Top-Shell (Micrelenchus tenebrosus)

Scientific name:

Micrelenchus tenebrosus

Maori name:

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Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Mollusca

Class:

Gastropoda

Family:

Trochidae

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Other information:

Feeding:

Grazer Feeder

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:

Unknown Edibility

Size:

Coin Sized

Identification:

A small black to brown species can have strong ribbing and can often be striped brown and black.

Habitat:

Often found hidden amongst seaweeds, low to mid tide on rocky shores.

Diet:

A grazer on micro algae and seaweeds

Lifestyle:

Previously Cantharidus tenebrosus.

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Photo Credit: Rod Morris. Photos available from www.rodmorris.co.nz