Hyala vitrea
| Hyala vitrea | |
|---|---|
| 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] | |
Hyala vitrea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.[1]
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]
References
This article include CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference [1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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.
- ↑ 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.