World Register of Deep-Sea species - Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882

Deep-Sea taxon details

Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882

AphiaID

382330 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382330)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Zidonini H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Original name

Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882

Synonymised names

Guivillea R. B. Watson, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Provocator (Iredalina) H. J. Finlay, 1926 · alternative representation

Provocator (Provocator) R. B. Watson, 1882 · alternative representation

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Species Provocator alabastrina (R. B. Watson, 1882)
Species Provocator corderoi Carcelles, 1947
Species Provocator mirabilis (H. J. Finlay, 1926)
Subgenus Provocator (Iredalina) H. J. Finlay, 1926 represented as Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882
1. 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
1. Species Provocator (Provocator) corderoi Carcelles, 1947 represented as Provocator corderoi Carcelles, 1947

Environment

marine

Original description

Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 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]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382330 on 2026-07-19

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Provocator R. B. Watson, 1882. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382330 on 2026-07-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-02-04 10:57:56Z

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Bail, Patrice

2015-06-17 03:22:32Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2016-02-25 18:45:08Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2019-12-29 20:55:40Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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original description Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 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 Guivillea R. B. Watson, 1886) Watson, R. B. (1886). Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology 15 (part 42): 1-756, pls 1-50. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2004568
page(s): 261 [details]

basis of record Bail, P. & Poppe, G. T. (2001). A conchological iconography: A taxonomic introduction of the Recent Volutidae. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 30 pp., 5 pls. [details] Available for editors