Provanna laevis
Provanna laevis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Provannidae.[1]
| Provanna laevis | |
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| Shell of Provanna laevis (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Provannidae |
| Genus: | Provanna |
| Species: | P. laevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Provanna laevis Warén & Ponder, 1991 | |
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Guaymas Transform Ridge, Gulf of California, Western Mexico
References
- Provanna laevis Warén & Ponder, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
External links
- Warén A. & Ponder W.F. (1991). New species, anatomy, and systematic position of the hydrothermal vent and hydrocarbon seep gastropod family Provannidae fam.n. (Caenogastropoda). Zoologica Scripta. 20(1): 27-56
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2001). Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps new taxa and records. The Veliger 44(2): 116–231
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