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Inquisitor elegans

Inquisitor elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Description

Inquisitor elegans is a sharp conical shell with a broad, rounded subsutural ramp and a domed spire, with an average shell length of 50 mm. Classified as pseudomelatomid turrid snail are typically found in the north-western part of the Indian Ocean. Generally found in moderate depths between 50~200 m deep in sand.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

  • Bozzetti L. (1994). Description of two new species of the genera Xenuroturris Iredale.and Inquisitor from north-western Indian Ocean (Gastropoda Turridae). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo. 3(2): 24-27.

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