Inquisitor taivaricosa

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

Inquisitor taivaricosa
Apertural view of a shell of Inquisitor taivaricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. taivaricosa
Binomial name
Inquisitor taivaricosa
Chang & Wu, 2000

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the South China Sea.

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References

  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Chang CK, Wu WL. 2000. The Taiwan inquisitors (Gastropoda: Turridae). Bull Malacol Taiwan. 24:13–26.
  • MNHN : specimen
  • Gastropods.com: Inquisitor taivaricosa
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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