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
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: 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

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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