Provanna muricata

Provanna muricata
Shell of Provanna muricata (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Provannidae
Genus:	Provanna
Species:	P. muricata
Binomial name
Provanna muricata Warén & Bouchet, 1986

Provanna muricata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Provannidae. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in East Pacific hydrothermal vents at the Galapagos Rift.

References

1. Provanna muricata Warén & Bouchet, 1986 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 May 2010.

Bibliography

• Warén A. & Bouchet P. , 1986. Four new species of Provanna Dall (Prosobranchia, Cerithiacea?) from East Pacific hydrothermal sites. Zoologica Scripta 15(2): 157-164

Further reading

• Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2001). Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps new taxa and records. The Veliger 44(2): 116–231