Biology:Hyala vitrea

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Short description: Species of gastropod


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[2]
  • Cingula vitrea (Montagu, 1803)
  • Onoba vitrea (Montagu)
  • Hyala glabrata Fleming, J., 1828
  • Turbo vitreus Montagu 1803 (basionym)[1]

Hyala vitrea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.[2]

Previously, Hyala vitrea was considered as a species of Onoba (Rissoidae).[2]

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.[2]

References

This article include CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference [2]

  1. CLEMAM : Hyala vitrea; accessed : 2 November 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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 .

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3200281 entry