Inquisitor armillatus

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

Inquisitor armillatus
Shells of Inquisitor armillatus (specimens at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. armillatus
Binomial name
Inquisitor armillatus
Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2014

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Inquisitor armillatus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758988 on 2018-10-15
  • Stahlschmidt P. & Fraussen K. (2014) Two new turrid species (Gastropoda: Pseudomelatomidae) from the Palawan region, the Philippines. Zootaxa 3784(1): 89-93.page(s): 91


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