Notodiaphana fragilis
| Notodiaphana fragilis | |
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Notodiaphanidae
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Notodiaphana
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N. fragilis
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| Notodiaphana fragilis Vélain, 1877[citation needed]
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Notodiaphana fragilis is a species of marine snail, gastropod mollusk in the clade Architectibranchia.[1]
Notodiaphana fragilis is the only species in the genus Notodiaphana.[citation needed] Genus Notodiaphana is the only genus in the family Notodiaphanidae.[1]
It has been classified in the superfamily Diaphanoidea.[4]
Shell description
The little-known species have small, flimsy, almost globular shells, known as paper bubble shells.
The shell is minute, thin, fragile, colorless to translucent, and usually less than 5 mm in size. The overall shape is ovate, pear-shaped, and bulbous. There is a sunken apex.[citation needed]
The shells resemble those of the genus Haminoea.[citation needed]
Distribution
The distribution of Notodiaphana fragilis includes the Indian Ocean.[citation needed]
Ecology
This species occur in the sublitoral to abyssal zones.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Malaquias M. A. E., Dodds J. M., Bouchet P. & Reid D. G. (2009). "A molecular phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Euthyneura): Architectibranchia redefined and Runcinacea reinstated". Zoologica Scripta 38(1): 23-41. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00354.x.
- ↑ Thiele J. (1931). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde 1(2): 383.
- ↑ Thiele J. (1917). Nachrbl. dtsch. malakozool. Ges. 49: 23.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Further reafing
- Bois-Reymond Marcus, E. D. (1976). "A taxonomic survey of the genus Toledonia Dall, 1902 (Opistobranchia, Diaphanidae)". Zoologica Scripta 5: 25-33
