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

Inquisitor shibanoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. shibanoi
Binomial name
Inquisitor shibanoi
Masuda, 1967

Description

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The length of the shell reaches a length of 14 mm, and a diameter 5 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in the Higashi-Innai Formation in Japan.

References

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  1. ^ "WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species database - Inquisitor shibanoi". bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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