Inquisitor elachystoma
Inquisitor elachystoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
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| Original image of a shell of Inquisitor elachystoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Inquisitor |
| Species: | I. elachystoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Inquisitor elachystoma (Martens, 1901) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 70 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and in the East China Sea; also off the Philippines and East Africa.
References
- Inquisitor elachystoma (Martens, 1901). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Inquisitor elachystoma
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