Notodiaphana fragilis
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Notodiaphana fragilis is a species of marine snail, gastropod mollusk in the clade Architectibranchia.<ref name="Malaquias 2009"/>
Notodiaphana fragilis is the only species in the genus Notodiaphana.Template:Citation needed Genus Notodiaphana is the only genus in the family Notodiaphanidae.<ref name="Malaquias 2009">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. {{#invoke:doi|main}}.</ref>
It has been classified in the superfamily Diaphanoidea.<ref name="Bouchet 2005">Template:Bouchet 2005</ref>
Shell descriptionEdit
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.Template:Citation needed
The shells resemble those of the genus Haminoea.Template:Citation needed
DistributionEdit
The distribution of Notodiaphana fragilis includes the Indian Ocean.Template:Citation needed
EcologyEdit
This species occur in the sublittoral to abyssal zones.Template:Citation needed
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- Bois-Reymond Marcus, E. D. (1976). "A taxonomic survey of the genus Toledonia Dall, 1902 (Opistobranchia, Diaphanidae)". Zoologica Scripta 5: 25-33