''Diaphana'' is a genus of
gastropods
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and from the land. Ther ...
belonging to the family
Diaphanidae
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 a ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Diaphana abyssalis''
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Diaphana anderssoni''
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Diaphana brazieri''
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Diaphana californica''
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Diaphana caribaea''
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Diaphana cretica''
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Diaphana flava''
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Diaphana floridana''
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Diaphana glacialis''
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Diaphana globosa''
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Diaphana haini''
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Diaphana hiemalis''
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Diaphana inflata''
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Diaphana lactea''
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Diaphana lottae''
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Diaphana makarovi''
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Diaphana marshalli''
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Diaphana mauretaniensis''
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Diaphana minuta''
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Diaphana pacifica''
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Diaphana paessleri''
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Diaphana pfefferi''
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Diaphana tasmanica''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18199232
Diaphanidae
Taxa described in 1827