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Hyala

Gastropoda - Perissityidae

Taxonomy
Hyala was named by Adams and Adams (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Rissoidae by Ponder (1984); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Capulidae by Colgan et al. (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Hyala Adams and Adams p. 359
1984Hyala Ponder p. 52
2002Hyala Sepkoski
2007Hyala Colgan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
RankNameAuthor
familyPerissityidae
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
familyBuccinulidaeFinlay 1928
familyColubrariidaeDall 1904
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
familySiphonaliidae(Finlay 1928)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
genusHyalaDall 1918

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Hyala Adams and Adams 1852
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Subg. Hyala (Diacria) Gray 1847
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. F. Ponder 1984Shell. Small, thin, smooth, or with microscopic spiral threads. Aperture simple, oval, outer lip strongly prosocline, lacking a varix; weak posterior angulation present but no posterior sinus; shallowly but broadly excavated anteriorly. Protoconch smooth, of 22 whorls, lacking a distinct terminal varix, first whorl rising slightly above level of nucleus. Fig. 18E-G