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Inquisitor elkeae

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Inquisitor elkeae
Shells of Inquisitor elkeae (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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. elkeae
Binomial name
Inquisitor elkeae
Stahlschmidt, 2013

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

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Inquisitor elkeae Stahlschmidt, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746876 on 2018-10-17
  • Stahlschmidt, P. (2013). Two new Inquisitor species (Gastropoda: Pseudomelatomidae) from the Philippines. Miscellanea Malacologica. 6(3): 47-50
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