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Inquisitor tuberosus

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Inquisitor tuberosus
Shells of Inquisitor tuberosus (specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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. tuberosus
Binomial name
Inquisitor tuberosus
(Smith E. A., 1875)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachytoma tuberosa (E. A. Smith, 1875)
  • Drillia tuberosa (E.A. Smith, 1875)
  • Pleurotoma tuberosa Smith E. A., 1875

Inquisitor tuberosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in China seas and off Japan and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Inquisitor tuberosus (E. A. Smith, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1336985 on 2023-08-09
  • Liu, J.Y. (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. pp. 1–1267.
  • Poppe, G. T. (2008). Philippine Marine Mollusks, vol. II. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 848 pp.
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