Hyalorisia galea
| Hyalorisia galea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Capulidae |
| Genus: | Hyalorisia |
| Species: | H. galea
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyalorisia galea (Dall, 1889)
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Hyalorisia galea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]
Distribution
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
- ^ 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 .
- ^ a b c 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.