Inquisitor solomonensis

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

Inquisitor solomonensis
Apertural view of a shell of Inquisitor solomonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. solomonensis
Binomial name
Inquisitor solomonensis
(E. A. Smith, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma solomonensis E. A. Smith, 1876 (original combination)
  • Turris solomonensis (E. A. Smith, 1876)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Guinea, the Philippines and the Fiji Islands

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Inquisitor solomonensis (E. A. Smith, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056668 on 2018-10-29
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Inquisitor solomonensis


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