Golden volute
| Golden volute | |
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| Golden volute, Provocator mirabilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Provocator |
| Species: | P. mirabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Provocator mirabilis (Finlay, 1926)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
The golden volute, Provocator mirabilis, is a species of rare, large, deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is found off the east coast.[citation needed]
Habitat
[edit]This volute lives at depths of between 180 and 700 m, although empty shells are sometimes found in shallower water, presumably carried there by hermit crabs.[citation needed]
Shell description
[edit]This rare shell is highly prized by collectors.[citation needed]
The shell height is up to 140 mm, and the width up to 48 mm.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Provocator mirabilis (H. J. Finlay, 1926)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8