Provanna sculpta

Provanna sculpta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Provannidae
Genus:	Provanna
Species:	P. sculpta
Binomial name
	Provanna sculpta; Warén & Ponder, 1991

Last updated June 09, 2025

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, off Louisiana.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7.1 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 576 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 576 m.^[2]

References

↑ Provanna sculpta Warén & Ponder, 1991 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

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[WoRMS-1] Provanna sculpta Warén & Ponder, 1991 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.

[Welch_2010-2] 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

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