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

Provanna sculpta
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Distribution edit

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

Description edit

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

Habitat edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Provanna sculpta Warén & Ponder, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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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