Inquisitor solomonensis

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

Inquisitor solomonensis
Apertural view of a shell of Inquisitor solomonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. solomonensis
Binomial name
Inquisitor solomonensis
(E. A. Smith, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma solomonensis E. A. Smith, 1876 (original combination)
  • Turris solomonensis (E. A. Smith, 1876)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Guinea, the Philippines and the Fiji Islands

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Inquisitor solomonensis (E. A. Smith, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056668 on 2018-10-29
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Gastropods.com: Inquisitor solomonensis