Hyala vitrea

Hyala vitrea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.[1]

Hyala vitrea
Hyala vitrea (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Iravadiidae
Genus:
Hyala
Species:
H. vitrea
Binomial name
Hyala vitrea
(Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cingula vitrea (Montagu, 1803)
  • Onoba vitrea (Montagu)
  • Hyala glabrata Fleming, J., 1828
  • Turbo vitreus Montagu 1803 (basionym)[2]

Hyala vitrea used to be considered as a species of Onoba (Rissoidae).[1] It is however made clear now that this species does not belong to the family Rissoidae but to Hyala in the family Iravadiidae.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 1 mm and 4 mm

Distribution

It is found in European waters, in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Black Sea.

Ecology

This species is a grazer and deposit feeder.[1]

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References

This article include CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference [1]

  1. Hyala vitrea . WoRMS (2009). Hyala vitrea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140129 on 2 November 2010 .
  2. CLEMAM : Hyala vitrea; accessed : 2 November 2010
  • Ponder W. F. (1984) A review of the genera of the Iravadiidae (Gastropoda: Rissoacea) with an assessment of the relationships of the family. Malacologia 25(1): 21-71
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp.


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