Inquisitor flemingi explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 16.3 mm, its diameter 6.4 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in middle Tongaporutuan strata of New Zealand.

References

• Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

External links

• Vella, Paul. "Tertiary Mollusca from south-east Wairarapa." Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Vol. 81. No. 4. 1954.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Inquisitor flemingi (Vella, 1954) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831553 on 2018-10-24