About Micrelenchus huttonii (E.A.Smith, 1876)
The shell of Micrelenchus huttonii reaches 14.5 mm in length and 10.5 mm in diameter. The shell is covered, perforate, and has a short-conical shape. Its color is bluish-black or purplish-black, with a worn white apex. The shell has 5 to 6 slightly convex whorls, with surface sculpture consisting of 7 to 8 spiral striae and incremental lines. The body whorl is obtusely angular at the periphery, rather convex on the underside, and slightly impressed around the umbilicus. The aperture is lightly grooved, subcircular-quadrate, and iridescent on the inside. The inner lip is slightly thickened, whitish with a narrow black edge. The thickened columella is slightly arcuate and covers the shell's perforation. This marine species is found off the coast of New Zealand.
