Desbruyeresia marisindica

Desbruyeresia marisindica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Provannidae
Genus:	Desbruyeresia
Species:	D. marisindica
Binomial name
	Desbruyeresia marisindica; Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004

Last updated August 29, 2025

Desbruyeresia marisindica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Provannidae.^[2]

The specific name marisindica is from the Latin language word mare that means "sea" and from the Latin word indica that means "Indian" referring to the Indian Ocean, where the species lives.^[1]

Distribution

The type locality is the Kairei hydrothermal vent site on the Central Indian Ridge, just north of the Rodrigues Triple Point.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Okutani T., Hashimoto J. & Sasaki T. (2004). "New gastropod taxa from a hydrothermal vent (Kairei Field) in the central Indian Ocean". Venus63(1-2): 1–10 PDF Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine .
↑ Desbruyeresia marisindica Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.

Desbruyères, D., M. Segonzac & M. Bright (eds.). 2006. Handbook of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna. Second Edition Denisia 18: 1–544. (Copepods 316-355)(Polychaeta 183-296)

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[Okutani_2004-1] 1 2 3 Okutani T., Hashimoto J. & Sasaki T. (2004). "New gastropod taxa from a hydrothermal vent (Kairei Field) in the central Indian Ocean". Venus63(1-2): 1–10 PDF Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine .

[WoRMS-2] Desbruyeresia marisindica Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.

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