Terpene

Hyala vitrea
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[edit]

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

Distribution[edit]

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

Ecology[edit]

This species is a grazer and deposit feeder.[2]

References[edit]

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

  1. ^ CLEMAM : Hyala vitrea; accessed : 2 November 2010
  2. ^ a b c d e 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 .

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