Hyalorisia galea

Hyalorisia galea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Capuloidea
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Hyalorisia
Species: H. galea
Binomial name
Hyalorisia galea
(Dall, 1889)

Hyalorisia galea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 342 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 768 m.[2]

References

  1. Hyalorisia galea (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Hyalorisia galea (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419707 on 5 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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