Provanna admetoides

Provanna admetoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Abyssochrysoidea
Family: Provannidae
Genus: Provanna
Species: P. admetoides
Binomial name
Provanna admetoides
Warén & Ponder, 1991

Provanna admetoides 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 Florida.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7.9 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 630 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 630 m.[2]

References

  1. Provanna admetoides Warén & Ponder, 1991.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 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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