Inquisitor zebra

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

Inquisitor zebra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. zebra
Binomial name
Inquisitor zebra
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum zebra Lamarck, 1822
  • Pleurotoma zebra (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pleurotoma (Crassispira) zebra (Lamarck, 1822)

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion and also in the China seas.

References

  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.


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