Ondina diaphana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Gofas, S. (2011). Ondina diaphana (Jeffreys, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141031 on 2012-01-12de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea (CD-ROM): 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, the Netherlands. . 1 cd-rom pp.Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
Description The lustrous, whitish shell is very thin and nearly transparent. Its length varies between 1.8 mm and 2.5 mm. The teleoconch contains five whorls. The sculpture is marked by microscopic growth lines. The oblique suture is narrow. The outer lip is flexuous, and deeply sinuous above. The columellar tooth is obsolete. The insignicant umbilicus is developed in the adult only.Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 350; 1886
Distribution This species occurs in the following locations: Atlantic Ocean : Azores North Sea : European waters, United Kingdom Mediterranean Sea
References
Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. . 627 pp
External links
Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
Encyclopedia of Life GenBank Marine Species Identification Portal World Register of Marine Species