Inquisitor fusiformis

Inquisitor fusiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Inquisitor fusiformis
Shells of Inquisitor fusiformis (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. fusiformis
Binomial name
Inquisitor fusiformis
Stahlschmidt, 2013

Description

The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Inquisitor fusiformis Stahlschmidt, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746875 on 2018-10-18
  • Stahlschmidt, P. (2013). Two new Inquisitor species (Gastropoda: Pseudomelatomidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologica. 6(3): 47-50


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