Provocator palliatus Antarctic Paper Volute

Provocator palliatus is commonly referred to as Antarctic Paper Volute. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18182 

AphiaID:

533334 

Scientific:

Provocator palliatus 

German:

Antarktische Papier-Volute 

English:

Antarctic Paper Volute 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Kaiser, ), 1977 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Argentina, South Atlantic, the Falkland Islands 

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:

200 - 1000 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

3.15" - 4.33" (8,0cm - 11,5cm) 

Temperature:

41 °F - 51.8 °F (5°C - 11°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Snails 

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
• 
  Provocator palliatus
  Antarktische Papier-Volute
• Provocator pulcher

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-02-23 20:29:57 

Last edit:

2026-02-23 20:34:30 

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