WoRMS taxon details
Inquisitor elegans Bozzetti, 1993
434053 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:434053)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bozzetti, L. (1994). Description of two new species of the genera <i>Xenuroturris</i> Iredale and <i>Inquisitor</i> from north-western Indian Ocean (Gastropoda Turridae). <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo.</em> 3(2): 24-27.
page(s): 26, pl. 10 figs 5-9 [details]
Bozzetti, L. (1993). Description of two new species of the genera <i>Xenuroturris</i> Iredale, 1929 and <i>Inquisitor</i> Hedley, 1918 (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Turridae) from north-western Indian Ocean. <em>World Shells.</em> 6: 30-33.
page(s): 32-33, fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 26, pl. 10 figs 5-9 [details]
Bozzetti, L. (1993). Description of two new species of the genera <i>Xenuroturris</i> Iredale, 1929 and <i>Inquisitor</i> Hedley, 1918 (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Turridae) from north-western Indian Ocean. <em>World Shells.</em> 6: 30-33.
page(s): 32-33, fig. 2. [details]
Type locality contained in Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Somali Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Taxonomic remark This species is described twice by Bozzetti in two different journals.
Taxonomic remark This species is described twice by Bozzetti in two different journals. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Inquisitor elegans Bozzetti, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434053 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Bozzetti, L. (1994). Description of two new species of the genera <i>Xenuroturris</i> Iredale and <i>Inquisitor</i> from north-western Indian Ocean (Gastropoda Turridae). <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo.</em> 3(2): 24-27.
page(s): 26, pl. 10 figs 5-9 [details]
original description Bozzetti, L. (1993). Description of two new species of the genera <i>Xenuroturris</i> Iredale, 1929 and <i>Inquisitor</i> Hedley, 1918 (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Turridae) from north-western Indian Ocean. <em>World Shells.</em> 6: 30-33.
page(s): 32-33, fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 26, pl. 10 figs 5-9 [details]
original description Bozzetti, L. (1993). Description of two new species of the genera <i>Xenuroturris</i> Iredale, 1929 and <i>Inquisitor</i> Hedley, 1918 (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Turridae) from north-western Indian Ocean. <em>World Shells.</em> 6: 30-33.
page(s): 32-33, fig. 2. [details]
Other
additional source
Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.
page(s): 251, text fig. [details]
page(s): 251, text fig. [details]





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Taxonomic remark This species is described twice by Bozzetti in two different journals. [details]