Provocator (gastropod)

Provocator
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Volutidae
Subfamily:	Cymbiinae
Genus:	Provocator Watson, 1882
Synonyms[1]
Guivillea Watson, 1886 Iredalina Finlay, 1926 Pseudocymbium Cossman, 1899 Wyvillea Watson, 1882

Provocator is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Provocator include:

• Provocator alabastrina (Watson, 1882)[2]
• Provocator mirabilis (Finlay, 1926)[3]
• Provocator corderoi Carcelles, 1947[4]
• Provocator palliata (Kaiser, 1977)[5]
• Provocator pulcher Watson, 1882[6]

References

1. Provocator Watson, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
2. Provogator alabastrina(Watson, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 december 2011.
3. Provocator mirabilis (Finlay, 1926). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
4. Provocator corderoi Carcelles, 1947. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
5. Provocator palliata (Kaiser, 1977). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
6. Provocator pulcher Watson, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.