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

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

Description

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Distribution

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

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Bibliography

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

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