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

Hyalorisia galea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Hyalorisia
Species:
H. galea
Binomial name
Hyalorisia galea
(Dall, 1889)

Distribution

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Description

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

Habitat

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

References

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  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. ^ 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.