Desbruyeresia marisindica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Provannidae.[2]
| Desbruyeresia marisindica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Provannidae |
| Genus: | Desbruyeresia |
| Species: | D. marisindica
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| Binomial name | |
| Desbruyeresia marisindica Okutani, Hashimoto & Sasaki, 2004[1]
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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
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The type locality is the Kairei hydrothermal vent site on the Central Indian Ridge, just north of the Rodrigues Triple Point.[1]
Description
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References
edit- ^ a b c Okutani T., Hashimoto J. & Sasaki T. (2004). "New gastropod taxa from a hydrothermal vent (Kairei Field) in the central Indian Ocean". Venus 63(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)