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Ondina diaphana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pyramidellidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Pyramidelloidea

Genus
  
Ondina

Ondina diaphana

Similar
  
Ondina, Brachystomia eulimoides, Parthenina, Eulimella

Ondina diaphana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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Description

The lustrous, whitish shell is very thin and nearly transparent. Its length varies between 1.8 mm and 2.5 mm. The teleoconch contains five whorls. The sculpture is marked by microscopic growth lines. The oblique suture is narrow. The outer lip is flexuous, and deeply sinuous above. The columellar tooth is obsolete. The insignicant umbilicus is developed in the adult only.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

  • Atlantic Ocean : Azores
  • North Sea : European waters, United Kingdom
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • References

    Ondina diaphana Wikipedia