Inquisitor elkeae

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

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Inquisitor elkeae Stahlschmidt, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746876 on 2018-10-17
  • Stahlschmidt, P. (2013). Two new Inquisitor species (Gastropoda: Pseudomelatomidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologica. 6(3): 47-50


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