Notodiaphana fragilis

Notodiaphana fragilis is a species of marine snail, gastropod mollusk in the clade Architectibranchia.^[3]

Notodiaphana fragilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:	Cylichnoidea
Family:	Notodiaphanidae Thiele, 1931[1]
Genus:	Notodiaphana Thiele, 1917[2]
Species:	N. fragilis
Binomial name
Notodiaphana fragilis Vélain, 1877[citation needed]

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]

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]}

The shells resemble those of the genus Haminoea.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

The distribution of Notodiaphana fragilis includes the Indian Ocean.^{[citation needed]}

Ecology

This species occur in the sublittoral to abyssal zones.^{[citation needed]}