Hyala vitrea

Hyala vitrea
Hyala vitrea (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
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 is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae. ^[1]

Previously, Hyala vitrea was considered as a species of Onoba (Rissoidae). ^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 1 and 4 mm (0.039 and 0.157 in).

Distribution

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

Ecology

The species is a grazer and deposit feeder. ^[1]

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.

External links

• "Hyala vitrea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 November 2010.