Inquisitor (gastropod)
Inquisitor is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
| Inquisitor | |
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| A shell of Inquisitor aesopus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Inquisitor Hedley, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Pleurotoma sterrha R. B. Watson, 1881 | |
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Distribution
This marine genus occurs in the Indo-west Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Japan; also off Australia.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Inquisitor:[1]
- Inquisitor acervatus Cotton, 1947
- Inquisitor adenicus Sysoev, 1996
- Inquisitor aemula (Angas, 1877)
- Inquisitor aesopus (Schepman, 1913)
- Inquisitor alabaster (Reeve, 1843)
- Inquisitor angustiliratus Sysoev, 1996
- Inquisitor angustus Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
- Inquisitor arctatus Kilburn, 1988
- Inquisitor armillatus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2014
- † Inquisitor awamoaensis (Hutton, 1873)
- Inquisitor carmen (G. B. Sowerby III, 1916)
- Inquisitor chocolata (E. A. Smith, 1875)
- † Inquisitor cosibensis (Yokoyama, 1920)
- † Inquisitor cotteri Vredenburg, 1921
- Inquisitor dampieria (Hedley, 1922)
- Inquisitor eburatus Bozzetti, 2011
- Inquisitor elachystoma (Martens, 1901)
- Inquisitor elegans Bozzetti, 1994
- Inquisitor elkeae Stahlschmidt, 2013
- Inquisitor exiguus (Kuroda & Oyama, 1971)
- † Inquisitor flemingi (Vella, 1954)
- Inquisitor flindersianus Hedley, 1922
- Inquisitor formidabilis Hedley, 1922
- † Inquisitor fraudator (Finlay & Marwick, 1937)
- Inquisitor frausseni Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
- Inquisitor fusiformis Stahlschmidt, 2013
- Inquisitor glauce (Dall, 1918)
- Inquisitor harrymonti Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
- † Inquisitor hebes Marwick, 1931
- Inquisitor hedleyi (Verco, 1909)
- Inquisitor hormophorus Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001
- Inquisitor incertus (E. A. Smith, 1877)
- Inquisitor indistinctus Sysoev, 1996
- Inquisitor insignita (Melvill, 1923)
- Inquisitor interrupta (Lamarck, 1816)
- Inquisitor intertinctus (E. A. Smith, 1877)
- Inquisitor isabella Kilburn, 1988
- † Inquisitor ischnos (Philippi, 1887)
- Inquisitor japonicus (Lischke, 1869)
- Inquisitor kilburni Wells, 1994
- † Inquisitor komiticus Laws, 1939
- Inquisitor kurodai (Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
- † Inquisitor lanceolatus (Hupé, 1854)
- Inquisitor lassulus Hedley, 1922
- Inquisitor latifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
- Inquisitor latiriformis Kilburn, 1988
- Inquisitor lorenzi Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
- Inquisitor mactanensis Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
- Inquisitor mastersi (Brazier, 1876) [2]
- Inquisitor michaelmonti Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
- Inquisitor millepunctatus Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
- Inquisitor minutosternalis Kosuge, 1993
- Inquisitor mirabelflorenti Cossignani, 2016
- Inquisitor multilirata (E. A. Smith, 1877)
- Inquisitor nodicostatus Kilburn, 1988
- Inquisitor nudivaricosus Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
- Inquisitor odhneri Wells, 1994
- Inquisitor perclathrata Kuroda, 1960
- Inquisitor plurinodulatus Cotton, 1947
- Inquisitor plurivaricis Li B.Q., Kilburn & Li X.Z., 2010
- † Inquisitor powelli (Dell, 1950)
- Inquisitor pseudoprincipalis (Yokoyama, 1920)
- Inquisitor radula (Hinds, 1843)
- Inquisitor ritae Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2017
- Inquisitor rubens Morassi, 1998
- Inquisitor rufovaricosus (Kuroda & Oyama, 1971)
- Inquisitor sexradiata (Odhner, 1917)
- † Inquisitor shibanoi Masuda, 1967
- Inquisitor solomonensis (E. A. Smith, 1876)
- Inquisitor spicata (Hinds, 1843)
- Inquisitor stenos Sysoev, 1996
- Inquisitor sterrha (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Inquisitor subangusta (Schepman, 1913)
- Inquisitor taivaricosa Chang & Wu, 2000
- Inquisitor variabilis (E. A. Smith, 1877)
- Inquisitor varicosus (Reeve, 1843)
- Inquisitor vividus Li B.Q., Kilburn & Li X.Z., 2010
- Inquisitor vulpionis Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
- † Inquisitor waihoraensis Marwick, 1931
- Inquisitor zebra (Lamarck, 1822)
- Inquisitor zonata (Reeve, 1843)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Inquisitor acutus Marwick, 1928 †: synonym of Mauidrillia acuta (Marwick, 1928) †
- Inquisitor alma Thiele, 1930: synonym of Inquisitor lassulus Hedley, 1922
- Inquisitor asper Marwick, 1926 †: synonym of Aoteadrillia asper (Marwick, 1926)†
- Inquisitor coriorudis Hedley, 1922: synonym of Vexitomina coriorudis'(Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
- Inquisitor coxi Angas, 1867: synonym of Vexitomina coxi (Angas, 1867)
- Inquisitor essingtonensis Smith, 1888: synonym of Inquisitor mastersi (Brazier, 1876)
- Inquisitor exigua Marwick, 1931 †: synonym of Aoteadrillia exigua (Marwick, 1931) † (original combination)
- Inquisitor fibratus Hedley, 1922: synonym of Inquisitor spicata (Hinds, 1843)
- Inquisitor flavidula [sic]: synonym of Inquisitor flavidulus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Clathrodrillia flavidula (Lamarck, 1822) (incorrect gender ending)
- Inquisitor flavidulus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Clathrodrillia flavidula (Lamarck, 1822)
- Inquisitor granobalteus Hedley, 1922: synonym of Turricula granobalteus (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
- Inquisitor immaculatus Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
- Inquisitor ihungia Marwick, 1931 †: synonym of Aoteadrillia ihungia (Marwick, 1931) † (original combination)
- Inquisitor japonicum [sic]: synonym of Inquisitor japonicus (Lischke, 1869) (incorrect gender ending)
- Inquisitor jeffreysii (E. A. Smith, 1875): synonym of Funa jeffreysii (E. A. Smith, 1875)
- Inquisitor kawamurai (Habe & Kosuge, 1966) : synonym of Cheungbeia kawamurai (Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
- Inquisitor lacertosus Hedley, 1922: synonym of Bathytoma lacertosus (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
- Inquisitor laterculata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870): synonym of Cheungbeia laterculata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
- Inquisitor laterculoides (Barnard, 1958): synonym of Funa laterculoides (Barnard, 1958)
- Inquisitor mammillata (Kuroda and Oyama，1971): synonym of Mammillaedrillia mammillata (Kuroda and Oyama，1971)
- Inquisitor metcalfei Angas, 1867: synonym of Vexitomina metcalfei (Angas, 1867)
- Inquisitor minimarus Kosuge, 1993: synonym of Ptychobela minimarus (Kosuge, 1993)
- Inquisitor multicostellata Smith, 1888: synonym of Inquisitor latifasciata (Sowerby, 1870)
- Inquisitor nudivaricosa Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of Inquisitor nudivaricosus Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
- Inquisitor petilinus Hedley, 1922: synonym of Conticosta petilinus (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
- † Inquisitor problematicus Powell, 1942 : synonym of † Inquisitor awamoaensis (Hutton, 1873)
- Inquisitor sinensis (Hinds, 1843): synonym of Crassispira sinensis (Hinds, 1843)
- Inquisitor spadix (Watson, 1886): synonym of Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
- Inquisitor spaldingi (Brazier, 1876): synonym of Inquisitor spicata (Hinds, 1843)
- Inquisitor spurius Hedley, 1922: synonym of Turricula nelliae spuria (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
- Inquisitor suavis Smith, 1888: synonym of Vexitomina suavis (Smith, 1888)
- Inquisitor subochracea (E. A. Smith, 1877): synonym of Aguilaria subochracea (E. A. Smith, 1877)
- Inquisitor taylorianus (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Funa tayloriana (Reeve, 1846)
- Inquisitor tuberosa (E.A. Smith, 1875): synonym of Brachytoma tuberosa (E. A. Smith, 1875)
- Inquisitor ventricosa Smith, 1888 : synonym of Inquisitor glauce (Dall, 1918)
- Inquisitor versicolor Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876: synonym of Inquisitor radula (Hinds, 1843)
- Inquisitor vexillium (Habe & Kosuge, 1966) : synonym of Ptychobela vexillium (Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
References
- Sysoev, A. & Bouchet, P. 2001. New and uncommon turriform gastropods (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the south-west Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 185: 271–320
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
- Hedley C. (1918). A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 51: M1-M120
- Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
- Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Pseudomelatomidae
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