''Hyalina'' is a

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s in the subfamily Pruninae of the

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Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda. Taxonomy The higher classification of ...

, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''

Oxychilus ''Oxychilus'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the subfamily Oxychilinae of the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails. Synonyms * ''Aplostoma'' Moquin-Tandon, 1855 * ''Cretozonites'' Kobelt, 1 ...

'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family

Oxychilidae Oxychilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea. Distribution The distribution of Oxychilidae includes the Nearctic, western-Palearctic, eastern-Palear ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Hyalina'' include: * '' Hyalina albocylindrus'' Lussi & Smith, 1999 * '' Hyalina angelquirosi'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 * ''

Hyalina aurorae ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family (biology), family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitz ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 * '' Hyalina biancaliviae'' T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2020 * '' Hyalina bonjour'' Ortea & Espinosa, 2017 * ''

Hyalina brocktoni ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' (Shackleford, 1914) * '' Hyalina buskei'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2013 * '' Hyalina caribaea'' Espinosa, Ortea & Diez, 2018 * ''

Hyalina chicoi ''Hyalina chicoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, Mari ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1999 * ''

Hyalina cotamago ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' Yokoyama, 1922 * '' Hyalina cubensis'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1999 * ''

Hyalina cylindrica ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1846) * ''

Hyalina dearmasi ''Hyalina dearmasi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, Mar ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2003 * ''

Hyalina discors ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' Roth, 1974 * ''

Hyalina egregia ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Diez, 2017 * ''

Hyalina electrina ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892) * ''

Hyalina equina ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 * ''

Hyalina fortsaintlouis ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' Ortea & Espinosa, 2017 * ''

Hyalina gibberuliformis ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' Bozzetti, 1997 * ''

Hyalina helena ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''

Hyalina jamaiquina ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 * ''

Hyalina keenii ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' (Marrat, 1871) * '' Hyalina lucida'' (Marrat, 1877) * ''

Hyalina nelsyae ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family (biology), family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitz ...

'' Caballer, Espinosa, Ortea & Narciso, 2013 * '' Hyalina oscaritoi'' Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011 * '' Hyalina pallida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Hyalina perla ''Hyalina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ''Hyalinia'' Charpentier, 1837 is a junior synonym of ''Oxychilus'' Fitzinger, 1833 (family Oxychilidae). ...

'' (Marrat, 1876) * '' Hyalina perovula'' Yokoyama, 1922 * ''

Hyalina redferni ''Hyalina redferni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 - temporary name, Unavailable: type specimens not fixed * '' Hyalina sagamiensis'' Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971 * '' Hyalina saintjames'' Ortea & Espinosa, 2016Ortea J. & Espinosa J. (2016). "Una nueva especie del género ''Hyalina'' Schumacher, 1817 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la isla de Martinica, Antillas Menores". ''Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias'' 28: 225-230. * '' Hyalina sowerbyi'' Turton, 1932 * '' Hyalina surcaribe'' Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011 * '' Hyalina triplicata'' Boyer, 2017 * '' Hyalina valentinae'' T. Cossignani, 2019 * '' Hyalina vallei'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Hyalina (Volvarina)'': synonym of ''

Volvarina ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and ''Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on mor ...

'' Hinds, 1844 * ''Hyalina (Volvarina) mustelina'' Angas, 1871: synonym of '' Serrata mustelina'' (Angas, 1871) * ''Hyalina albolineata'' (d'Orbigny, 1842): synonym of ''

Volvarina albolineata ''Volvarina albolineata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snail ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Hyalina avena'' (Kiener, 1834): synonym of ''

Volvarina avena ''Volvarina avena'', common name the orange-banded marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ;Forma: * ''Volvarina avena'' f. ''beyerleana'' (Bernardi, 1953): synonym of ' ...

'' (Kiener, 1834) * ''Hyalina avenacea'': synonym of ''

'' (Kiener, 1834) (incorrect subsequent spelling of Marginella avena Kiener, 1834) * ''Hyalina bojanae'' A. J. Wagner, 1907: synonym of ''Morlina glabra nitidissima'' (Mousson, 1859) (junior synonym) * ''Hyalina borroi'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1998: synonym of '' Volvarina borroi'' (Espinosa & Ortea, 1998) * ''Hyalina cineracea'' Dall, 1889: synonym of ''

Prunum cineraceum ''Prunum cineraceum'' is a species of gastropods from the Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda. Taxonomy The hi ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Hyalina dautzenbergi'' A. J. Wagner, 1907: synonym of '' Mediterranea planorbis'' (Möllendorff, 1899) (junior synonym) * ''Hyalina deliciosa'' (Bavay in Dautzenberg, 1912): synonym of '' Volvarina deliciosa'' (Bavay in Dautzenberg, 1912) * ''Hyalina depressa'' Sterki, 1880: synonym of ''

Mediterranea depressa ''Mediterranea depressa'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mediterranea depressa (Sterki, 1880). Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (Sterki, 1880) (original combination) * ''Hyalina ealesae'' (Powell, 1958): synonym of ''

Volvarina ealesae ''Volvarina ealesae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Volvarina ealesae (Powell, 1958). Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Powell, 1958) * ''Hyalina elusiva'' Dall, 1927: synonym of '' Prunum torticulum'' (Dall, 1881) * ''Hyalina gracilis'' C.B. Adams, 1851: synonym of ''

Volvarina gracilis ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and ''Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and ...

'' (C.B. Adams, 1851) * ''Hyalina heterozona'' (Jousseaume, 1875): synonym of '' Volvarina heterozona'' Jousseaume, 1875 * ''Hyalina hyalina'' (Thiele, 1913): synonym of ''

Volvarina hyalina ''Volvarina hyalina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Volvarina hyalina (Thiele, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' (Thiele, 1912) * ''Hyalina lactea'' (Kiener, 1841): synonym of '' Volvarina abbreviata'' (C. B. Adams, 1850) * ''Hyalina lentiformis'' Kobelt, 1882: synonym of ''

Oxychilus lentiformis ''Oxychilus lentiformis'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails. Distribution This species is found in: * Majorca References Further reading * Alt ...

'' (Kobelt, 1882) (original combination) * ''Hyalina malinowskii'' L. Pfeiffer, 1865: synonym of ''

Oxychilus deilus ''Oxychilus'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the subfamily Oxychilinae of the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails. Synonyms * ''Aplostoma'' Moquin-Tandon, 1855 * ''Cretozonites'' Kobelt, 1890 ...

'' (Bourguignat, 1857) (junior synonym) * ''Hyalina moolenbeeki'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2012: synonym of '' Hyalina pallida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Hyalina myrmecoon'' Dall, 1919: synonym of '' Plesiocystiscus myrmecoon'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Hyalina nitens'' (Michaud, 1831): synonym of ''

Aegopinella nitens ''Aegopinella nitens'' is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Czech Republic, Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Украї� ...

'' (Michaud, 1831) * ''Hyalina osoriensis'' Wollaston, 1878: synonym of ''Retinella (Lyrodiscus) osoriensis'' (Wollaston, 1878) represented as Retinella osoriensis (Wollaston, 1878) (original combination) * ''Hyalina parvula'' Locard, 1898: synonym of ''

Volvarina attenuata ''Volvarina attenuata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the cla ...

'' (Reeve, 1865) * ''Hyalina pellucida'' ''Schumacher, 1817'': synonym of '' Hyalina pallida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Hyalina planospira'' A. J. Wagner, 1907: synonym of '' Mediterranea planospiroides'' (A. Riedel, 1969) (homonym; non Hyalina (Euhyalina) planospira Sacco, 1886) * ''Hyalina puella'' Gould, 1861: synonym of ''Prunum capensis'' (Krauss, 1848): synonym of '' Volvarina capensis'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Hyalina secalina'' (Philippi, 1844): synonym of ''

Volvarina mitrella ''Volvarina mitrella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, ...

'' ( Risso, 1826) * ''Hyalina styria'': synonym of '' Volvarina styria'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Hyalina subtriplicata'' (d'Orbigny, 1842): synonym of ''

Volvarina subtriplicata ''Volvarina subtriplicata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the ...

'' (d’Orbigny, 1842) * ''Hyalina tenuilabra'' (Tomlin, 1917): synonym of '' Hyalina pallida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Hyalina torticulum'' (Dall, 1881): synonym of '' Prunum torticulum'' (Dall, 1881) * ''Hyalina veliei'' (Pilsbry, 1896): synonym of '' Prunum succinea'' (Conrad, 1846) * ''Hyalina warrenii'' (Marrat, 1876): synonym of '' Volvarina warrenii'' (Marrat, 1876)

References

Eugene V. Coan & Barry Roth , Status of the genus Hyalina Schumacher, 1817 (Mollusca, Gastropoda), J. Moll. Stud. (1976) 42, p. 217-222
* Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (1998) ''Nuevo género y nueva especie de Molusco Gasterópodo maginelliforme (Mollusca: Gastropoda) con rádula taenioglossa''. Avicennia 8-9: 113-116 * Cossignani T. (2006). ''Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World''. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp * Fehse D. (2012) ''Caribeginella Espinosa & Ortea 1998 eine Gattung der Trivioidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Littorinimorpha)?'' Conchylia 42(1-4): 49–50.

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