Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Scientific name Notodiaphana fragilis | Phylum Mollusca Species N. fragilis Rank Family | |
Genus Notodiaphana
Thiele, 1917 People also search for Philinoglossidae, Ilbiidae, Diaphanidae | ||
Notodiaphana fragilis is a species of marine snail, gastropod mollusk in the clade Architectibranchia.
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Notodiaphana fragilis is the only species in the genus Notodiaphana. Genus Notodiaphana is the only genus in the family Notodiaphanidae.
It has been classified in the superfamily Diaphanoidea.
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.
The shells resemble those of the genus Haminoea.
Distribution
The distribution of Notodiaphana fragilis includes the Indian Ocean.
Ecology
This species occur in the sublitoral to abyssal zones.
Further reafing
References
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