Inquisitor is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
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]
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Inquisitor acervatus Cotton, 1947
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Inquisitor adenicus Sysoev, 1996
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Inquisitor aemula (Angas, 1877)
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Inquisitor aesopus (Schepman, 1913)
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Inquisitor alabaster (Reeve, 1843)
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Inquisitor angustiliratus Sysoev, 1996
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Inquisitor angustus Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
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Inquisitor arctatus Kilburn, 1988
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Inquisitor armillatus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2014
- † Inquisitor awamoaensis (Hutton, 1873)
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Inquisitor carmen (G. B. Sowerby III, 1916)
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Inquisitor chocolatus (E. A. Smith, 1875)
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Inquisitor citreus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
- † Inquisitor cosibensis (Yokoyama, 1920)
- † Inquisitor cotteri Vredenburg, 1921
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Inquisitor dampieria (Hedley, 1922)
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Inquisitor eburatus Bozzetti, 2011
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Inquisitor elachystoma (Martens, 1901)
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Inquisitor elegans Bozzetti, 1994
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Inquisitor elkeae Stahlschmidt, 2013
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Inquisitor exiguus (Kuroda & Oyama, 1971)
- † Inquisitor flemingi (Vella, 1954)
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Inquisitor flindersianus Hedley, 1922
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Inquisitor formidabilis Hedley, 1922
- † Inquisitor fraudator (Finlay & Marwick, 1937)
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Inquisitor frausseni Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
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Inquisitor fusiformis Stahlschmidt, 2013
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Inquisitor glauce (Dall, 1918)
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Inquisitor harrymonti Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
- † Inquisitor hebes Marwick, 1931
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Inquisitor hedleyi (Verco, 1909)
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Inquisitor hormophorus Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001
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Inquisitor imperceptus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
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Inquisitor incertus (E. A. Smith, 1877)
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Inquisitor indistinctus Sysoev, 1996
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Inquisitor insignita (Melvill, 1923)
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Inquisitor interrupta (Lamarck, 1816)
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Inquisitor intertinctus (E. A. Smith, 1877)
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Inquisitor isabella Kilburn, 1988
- † Inquisitor ischnos (Philippi, 1887)
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Inquisitor janae Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
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Inquisitor japonicus (Lischke, 1869)
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Inquisitor kilburni Wells, 1994
- † Inquisitor komiticus Laws, 1939
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Inquisitor kurodai (Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
- † Inquisitor lanceolatus (Hupé, 1854)
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Inquisitor lassulus Hedley, 1922
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Inquisitor latifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
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Inquisitor latiriformis Kilburn, 1988
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Inquisitor lorenzi Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
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Inquisitor mactanensis Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
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Inquisitor mastersi (Brazier, 1876) [2]
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Inquisitor michaelmonti Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
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Inquisitor midas Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
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Inquisitor millepunctatus Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
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Inquisitor minutosternalis Kosuge, 1993
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Inquisitor mirabelflorenti Cossignani, 2016
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Inquisitor modulatus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
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Inquisitor multilirata (E. A. Smith, 1877)
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Inquisitor nodicostatus Kilburn, 1988
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Inquisitor nudivaricosus Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
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Inquisitor odhneri Wells, 1994
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Inquisitor plurinodulatus Cotton, 1947
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Inquisitor plurivaricis Li B.Q., Kilburn & Li X.Z., 2010
- † Inquisitor powelli (Dell, 1950)
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Inquisitor pseudoprincipalis (Yokoyama, 1920)
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Inquisitor radula (Hinds, 1843)
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Inquisitor ritae Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2017
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Inquisitor rubens Morassi, 1998
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Inquisitor rufovaricosus (Kuroda & Oyama, 1971)
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Inquisitor sexradiata (Odhner, 1917)
- † Inquisitor shibanoi Masuda, 1967
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Inquisitor solomonensis (E. A. Smith, 1876)
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Inquisitor spicata (Hinds, 1843)
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Inquisitor stenos Sysoev, 1996
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Inquisitor sterrha (R. B. Watson, 1881)
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Inquisitor subangusta (Schepman, 1913)
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Inquisitor taivaricosa Chang & Wu, 2000
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Inquisitor variabilis (E. A. Smith, 1877)
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Inquisitor varicosus (Reeve, 1843)
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Inquisitor vesculus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
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Inquisitor vividus Li B.Q., Kilburn & Li X.Z., 2010
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Inquisitor vulpionis Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
- † Inquisitor waihoraensis Marwick, 1931
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Inquisitor zebra (Lamarck, 1822)
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Inquisitor zonata (Reeve, 1843)
- Species brought into synonymy
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Inquisitor acutus Marwick, 1928 †: synonym of Mauidrillia acuta (Marwick, 1928) †
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Inquisitor alma Thiele, 1930: synonym of Inquisitor lassulus Hedley, 1922
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Inquisitor asper Marwick, 1926 †: synonym of Aoteadrillia asper (Marwick, 1926)†
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Inquisitor coriorudis Hedley, 1922: synonym of Vexitomina coriorudis'(Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
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Inquisitor coxi Angas, 1867: synonym of Vexitomina coxi (Angas, 1867)
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Inquisitor essingtonensis Smith, 1888: synonym of Inquisitor mastersi (Brazier, 1876)
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Inquisitor exigua Marwick, 1931 †: synonym of Aoteadrillia exigua (Marwick, 1931) † (original combination)
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Inquisitor fibratus Hedley, 1922: synonym of Inquisitor spicata (Hinds, 1843)
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Inquisitor flavidula [sic]: synonym of Inquisitor flavidulus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Clathrodrillia flavidula (Lamarck, 1822) (incorrect gender ending)
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Inquisitor flavidulus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Clathrodrillia flavidula (Lamarck, 1822)
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Inquisitor granobalteus Hedley, 1922: synonym of Turricula granobalteus (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
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Inquisitor immaculatus Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
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Inquisitor ihungia Marwick, 1931 †: synonym of Aoteadrillia ihungia (Marwick, 1931) † (original combination)
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Inquisitor japonicum [sic]: synonym of Inquisitor japonicus (Lischke, 1869) (incorrect gender ending)
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Inquisitor jeffreysii (E. A. Smith, 1875): synonym of Funa jeffreysii (E. A. Smith, 1875)
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Inquisitor kawamurai (Habe & Kosuge, 1966) : synonym of Cheungbeia kawamurai (Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
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Inquisitor lacertosus Hedley, 1922: synonym of Bathytoma lacertosus (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
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Inquisitor laterculata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870): synonym of Cheungbeia laterculata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
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Inquisitor laterculoides (Barnard, 1958): synonym of Funa laterculoides (Barnard, 1958)
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Inquisitor mammillata (Kuroda and Oyama,1971): synonym of Mammillaedrillia mammillata (Kuroda and Oyama,1971)
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Inquisitor metcalfei Angas, 1867: synonym of Vexitomina metcalfei (Angas, 1867)
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Inquisitor minimarus Kosuge, 1993: synonym of Ptychobela minimarus (Kosuge, 1993)
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Inquisitor multicostellata Smith, 1888: synonym of Inquisitor latifasciata (Sowerby, 1870)
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Inquisitor nudivaricosa Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of Inquisitor nudivaricosus Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
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Inquisitor perclathrata Kuroda, 1960: synonym of Clavus (Clathrodrillia) perclathrata Azuma, 1960 (nomen nudum)
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Inquisitor petilinus Hedley, 1922: synonym of Conticosta petilinus (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
- † Inquisitor problematicus Powell, 1942 : synonym of † Inquisitor awamoaensis (Hutton, 1873)
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Inquisitor sinensis (Hinds, 1843): synonym of Crassispira sinensis (Hinds, 1843)
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Inquisitor spadix (Watson, 1886): synonym of Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
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Inquisitor spaldingi (Brazier, 1876): synonym of Inquisitor spicata (Hinds, 1843)
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Inquisitor spurius Hedley, 1922: synonym of Turricula nelliae spuria (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
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Inquisitor suavis Smith, 1888: synonym of Vexitomina suavis (Smith, 1888)
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Inquisitor subochracea (E. A. Smith, 1877): synonym of Aguilaria subochracea (E. A. Smith, 1877)
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Inquisitor taylorianus (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Funa tayloriana (Reeve, 1846)
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Inquisitor tuberosa (E.A. Smith, 1875): synonym of Brachytoma tuberosa (E. A. Smith, 1875)
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Inquisitor ventricosa Smith, 1888 : synonym of Inquisitor glauce (Dall, 1918)
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Inquisitor versicolor Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876: synonym of Inquisitor radula (Hinds, 1843)
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Inquisitor vexillium (Habe & Kosuge, 1966) : synonym of Ptychobela vexillium (Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
See also
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.