(Meisenheimer, 1903)

Body largely transparent, visceral mass visible through body wall. Shape variable, from droplet-shaped with extremely large head to barrel-shaped with head section about as large as body section. Wings implanted laterally in middle of body. Posterior and lateral footlobes separate. Median foot tubercle present. Radula formula: 3-1-1-1-3, with 8 rows. Median plate very fragile, thin, transparent; borders drawn out on each side. Dentition usually absent, sometimes very faint. Intermediate plates with a short top cusp and sometimes 2 to 4 small cusps near top. Body length 8 mm.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Subphylum Aculifera
Class Gastropoda
Subclass Euthyneura
Order Gymnosomata
Suborder Gymnosomata
Family Clionidae
Subfamily Thliptodontinae
Genus Thliptodon
Species Thliptodon diaphanus

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Thliptodon diaphanus (Meisenheimer, 1903)

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