Provocator mirabilis Golden Volute, Astonishing Volute

Provocator mirabilis is commonly referred to as Golden Volute, Astonishing Volute. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18203 

AphiaID:

759247 

Scientific:

Provocator mirabilis 

German:

Goldene Walzenschnecke 

English:

Golden Volute, Astonishing Volute 

Category:

Моллюски 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Volutidae (Family) > Provocator (Genus) > mirabilis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(H. J. Finlay, ), 1926 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

75 - 1500 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 

Size:

17,8 cm 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Invertebrates, Predatory, Snails, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Provocator alabastrina
• Provocator corderoi
• 
  Provocator mirabilis
  Goldene Walzenschnecke
• 
  Provocator palliatus
  Antarktische Papier-Walzenschnecke
• Provocator pulcher

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-07 16:04:20 

Last edit:

2026-03-07 16:16:27 

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