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Diaphanidae
Sign in to saveDiaphanidae is a family of small marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the order Cephalaspidea, commonly known as headshield slugs and bubble snails. This family is characterized by its members’ delicate, often translucent shells and their adaptation to a variety of marine environments.
Species
アワツブガイ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCephalaspidea
- FamilyDiaphanidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 78
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Diaphanidae
- Collections
- NMV, USNM, ALMNH, WAM, MNHN, QM
- Recorded in
- Antarctica, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Australia, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Corse, Fiji, Norway
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cylichnoidea
- Image
- Colpodaspis thompsoni.jpg
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- Commons category
- Diaphanidae
- taxon common name
- Zwergfassschnecken
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy and classification
- Morphology
- Habitat and distribution
- Notable species
- Ecological role
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Diaphanidae is a family of small marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the order Cephalaspidea, commonly known as headshield slugs and bubble snails. This family is characterized by its members’ delicate, often translucent shells and their adaptation to a variety of marine environments.
== Taxonomy and classification == The family Diaphanidae falls under the class Gastropoda, subclass Heterobranchia, and order Cephalaspidea. The type genus for this family is Diaphana, which was first described by T. Brown in 1827.
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