Notodiaphana fragilis

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| grandparent_authority =Thiele, 1931Thiele J. (1931). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde 1(2): 383.

| parent_authority = Thiele, 1917Thiele J. (1917). Nachrbl. dtsch. malakozool. Ges. 49: 23.

| taxon = Notodiaphana fragilis

| authority = Vélain, 1877{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}

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Notodiaphana fragilis is a species of marine snail, gastropod mollusk in the clade Architectibranchia.

Notodiaphana fragilis is the only species in the genus Notodiaphana.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} Genus Notodiaphana is the only genus in the family Notodiaphanidae.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}}.

It has been classified in the superfamily Diaphanoidea.{{Bouchet 2005}}

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|date=December 2010}}

The shells resemble those of the genus Haminoea.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}

Distribution

The distribution of Notodiaphana fragilis includes the Indian Ocean.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}

Ecology

This species occur in the sublittoral to abyssal zones.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}

Notodiaphana fragilis

Shell description

Distribution

Ecology

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