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 | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Inquisitor solomonensis | |
Scientific 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) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 27 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Guinea, the Philippines and the Fiji Islands
References
- 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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inquisitor solomonensis.
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Inquisitor solomonensis
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