Hyala vitrea

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Hyala vitrea
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.166301 - Hyala vitrea (Montagu, 1803) - Iravadiidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Hyala vitrea (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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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 minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae. [1]

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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

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. 1 2 3 4 5 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