Hyalina vallei Espinosa & Ortea, 2002
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyalina vallei Espinosa & Ortea, 2002
- Name authority
- Espinosa & Ortea, 2002
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Marginellidae
- Genus
- Hyalina
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
- superfamilyVolutoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyMarginellidae J. Fleming, 1828
- subfamilyPruninae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995
- genusHyalina Schumacher, 1817
- speciesHyalina vallei Espinosa & Ortea, 2002
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyalina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyalina egregia Espinosa, Ortea & Diez, 2017 | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyalina electrina (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyalina gibberuliformis Bozzetti, 1997 | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyalina keenii (Marrat, 1871) | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyalina oscaritoi Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011 | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pallid marginellaHyalina pallida (Linnaeus, 1758) | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyalina perla (Marrat, 1876) | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyalina surcaribe Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011 | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyalina triplicata F. Boyer, 2017 | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyalina valentinae T. Cossignani, 2019 | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Espinosa, J., & Ortea, J. (2002). Nuevas especies de margineliformes de Cuba, Bahamas y el Mar Caribe de. Costa Rica. Avicennia, 15: 101–128. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3MVW4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.