Inquisitor

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Neogastropoda
Superfamilia: Conoidea

Familia: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species: I. armillatus – ...
Name

Inquisitor Hedley, 1918: J. roy. Soc. N.S. Wales, 51, 79.
References

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]

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 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)