Inquisitor (gastropod) explained

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:

• 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 chocolatus (E. A. Smith, 1875)
• Inquisitor citreus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
• † 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 imperceptus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
• 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 janae Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
• 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 midas Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
• Inquisitor millepunctatus Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
• Inquisitor minutosternalis Kosuge, 1993
• Inquisitor mirabelflorenti Cossignani, 2016
• Inquisitor modulatus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
• Inquisitor multilirata (E. A. Smith, 1877)
• Inquisitor nodicostatus Kilburn, 1988
• Inquisitor nudivaricosus Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
• Inquisitor odhneri Wells, 1994
• 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 tuberosus (E. A. Smith, 1875)
• Inquisitor variabilis (E. A. Smith, 1877)
• Inquisitor varicosus (Reeve, 1843)
• Inquisitor vesculus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
• 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 perclathrata Kuroda, 1960: synonym of Clavus (Clathrodrillia) perclathrata Azuma, 1960 (nomen nudum)
• 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)

See also

• List of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record

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
• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432477 WoRMS : Inquisitor; accessed : 3 October 2010
2. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Inquisitor_mastersi Australian Faunal Directory: Inquisitor mastersi