Hyala vitrea

Hyala vitrea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.^[1]

Hyala vitrea
Hyala vitrea (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Iravadiidae
Genus:	Hyala
Species:	H. vitrea
Binomial name
Hyala vitrea (Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
Cingula vitrea (Montagu, 1803) Onoba vitrea (Montagu) Hyala glabrata Fleming, J., 1828 Turbo vitreus Montagu 1803 (basionym)[2]

Previously, Hyala vitrea was considered as a species of Onoba (Rissoidae).^[1]

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

The species is a grazer and deposit feeder.^[1]