Inquisitor vulpionis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.[1] It belongs to Neogastropoda. Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners.[2]

Inquisitor vulpionis
Shells of Inquisitor vulpionis
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. vulpionis
Binomial name
Inquisitor vulpionis
Kuroda & Oyama, 1971

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b Inquisitor vulpionis Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Reference Summary - Tucker, J.K., 2004". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  • Kuroda, T.; Habe, T.; Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. xix, 1-741 (Japanese text), 1–489 (English text), 1-51 (Index), pls 1-121
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