Provocator pulcher is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Provocator pulcher
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P. pulcher
Binomial name
Provocator pulcher
Watson, 1882
Synonyms[1]

Provocator provocator Sowerby III, 1887

Description

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This species attains a size of 97 mm.

Distribution

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Deep water, 150 fathoms: Southern Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Islands.

References

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  1. ^ a b Provocator pulcher Watson, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.