![]() | This taxon may be invalid (nomen dubium).(Jan 2019) |
Notodiaphana fragilis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Cephalaspidea |
Superfamily: | Cylichnoidea |
Family: |
Notodiaphanidae Thiele, 1931 [2] |
Genus: |
Notodiaphana Thiele, 1917 [1] |
Species: | N. fragilis
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Binomial name | |
Notodiaphana fragilis
Vélain, 1877[
citation needed]
|
Notodiaphana fragilis is a species of marine snail, gastropod mollusk in the clade Architectibranchia. [3]
Notodiaphana fragilis is the only species in the genus Notodiaphana.[ citation needed] Genus Notodiaphana is the only genus in the family Notodiaphanidae. [3]
It has been classified in the superfamily Diaphanoidea. [4]
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]
The distribution of Notodiaphana fragilis includes the Indian Ocean.[ citation needed]
This species occur in the sublittoral to abyssal zones.[ citation needed]
![]() | This taxon may be invalid (nomen dubium).(Jan 2019) |
Notodiaphana fragilis | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Cephalaspidea |
Superfamily: | Cylichnoidea |
Family: |
Notodiaphanidae Thiele, 1931 [2] |
Genus: |
Notodiaphana Thiele, 1917 [1] |
Species: | N. fragilis
|
Binomial name | |
Notodiaphana fragilis
Vélain, 1877[
citation needed]
|
Notodiaphana fragilis is a species of marine snail, gastropod mollusk in the clade Architectibranchia. [3]
Notodiaphana fragilis is the only species in the genus Notodiaphana.[ citation needed] Genus Notodiaphana is the only genus in the family Notodiaphanidae. [3]
It has been classified in the superfamily Diaphanoidea. [4]
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]
The distribution of Notodiaphana fragilis includes the Indian Ocean.[ citation needed]
This species occur in the sublittoral to abyssal zones.[ citation needed]