Hyalocylis striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Order: Pteropoda
Superfamily: Cavolinioidea
Family: Hyalocylidae
Genus: Hyalocylis
Species:
H. striata
Binomial name
Hyalocylis striata
(Rang, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Cleodora (Creseis) striata Rang, 1828
  • Cleodora striata Rang, 1828 (original combination)
  • Creseis annulata Deshayes, 1853
  • Creseis compressa Eschscholtz, 1829
  • Creseis rugulosa Cantraine, 1841 (dubious synonym)
  • Creseis sulcata Benoit, 1843 (synonym)
  • Creseis zonata Delle Chiaje, 1830
  • Hyalocylis cretacea (Blanckenhorn, 1890)
  • Hyalocylis euphratensis Avnimelech, 1945
  • Hyalocylis haitensis (R. L. Collins, 1934)
  • Hyalocylis obtusa Di Geronimo, 1974
  • Hyalocylix haitensis R. L. Collins, 1934
  • Praehyalocylis cretacea (Blanckenhorn, 1889)
  • Tentaculites cretaceus Blanckenhorn, 1889

Hyalocylis striata is a species of Hyalocylis, a pteropod. It is a gastropod mollusk.[1][2]

Distribution

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This marine species is circumtropical and is commonly found in deep waters

Etymology

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Hyalocylis, from Ancient Greek “υαλινος”, “of crystal or glass”. Striata, because of the numerous and regular grooves of the shell that indicate its successive enlargements.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Register of Marine Species – Hyalocylis striata (Rang, 1828)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Hyalocylis striata (Rang, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139047 on 2023-11-19
  3. ^ "Hyalocylis striata". OPK Opistobranquis. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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