Biology:Hyala

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Short description: Genus of gastropods


Hyala
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Hyala

H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852[1]
Type species
Turbo vitreus Montagu, 1803

Hyala is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Iravadiidae.[2] They are subsurface deposit feeders.

Species

Species within the genus Hyala include:

  • Hyala adamsi Golikov & Kussakin in Golikov & Scarlato, 1971
  • Hyala vitrea (Montagu, 1803)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Hyala mediterranea F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Hyala vitrea (Montagu, 1803)

References

  1. Adams H. & Adams A. (1852). "On a new Arrangement of British Risooæ". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2)10: 358-359.
  2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Hyala H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138083 on 2012-08-14

Wikidata ☰ Q3203935 entry