WoRMS taxon details
Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882
382330 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382330)
accepted
Genus
Provocator pulcher R. B. Watson, 1882 (type by monotypy)
Guivillea R. B. Watson, 1886 · unaccepted
Iredalina H. J. Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Provocator (Iredalina) H. J. Finlay, 1926 · alternative representation
Provocator (Provocator) R. B. Watson, 1882 · alternative representation
Pseudocymbium Cossmann, 1899 · unaccepted
Wyvillea R. B. Watson, 1882 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Wyvillea Haswell, 1879; Guivillea and Pseudocymbium are replacement names
- Species Provocator alabastrina (R. B. Watson, 1882)
- Species Provocator corderoi Carcelles, 1947
- Species Provocator mirabilis (H. J. Finlay, 1926)
- Species Provocator palliatus (Kaiser, 1977)
- Species Provocator pulcher R. B. Watson, 1882
- Species Provocator palliata [sic] accepted as Provocator palliatus (Kaiser, 1977) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Provocator provocator G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 accepted as Provocator pulcher R. B. Watson, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Provocator (Iredalina) H. J. Finlay, 1926 represented as Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882
- Species Provocator (Iredalina) mirabilis (H. J. Finlay, 1926) represented as Provocator mirabilis (H. J. Finlay, 1926)
- Subgenus Provocator (Provocator) R. B. Watson, 1882 represented as Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882
- Species Provocator (Provocator) palliata [sic] accepted as Provocator palliata [sic] accepted as Provocator palliatus (Kaiser, 1977) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Provocator (Provocator) alabastrina (R. B. Watson, 1882) represented as Provocator alabastrina (R. B. Watson, 1882)
- Species Provocator (Provocator) corderoi Carcelles, 1947 represented as Provocator corderoi Carcelles, 1947
- Species Provocator (Provocator) pulcher R. B. Watson, 1882 represented as Provocator pulcher R. B. Watson, 1882
marine
Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382330 on 2025-05-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383 [details]
original description (of Wyvillea R. B. Watson, 1882) Watson, R.B. (1882). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XI. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 16: 247-254., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982488 [details]
original description (of Iredalina H. J. Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H.J. (1926). On Iredalina, new genus: a volute without plaits. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 17: 59-62.
page(s): 59 [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
original description (of Wyvillea R. B. Watson, 1882) Watson, R.B. (1882). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XI. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 16: 247-254., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982488 [details]
original description (of Iredalina H. J. Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H.J. (1926). On Iredalina, new genus: a volute without plaits. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 17: 59-62.
page(s): 59 [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Shells light, small to medium, often covered with a thick layer of enamel without pattern. [details]
