Inquisitor flemingi
Extinct species of gastropod
| Inquisitor flemingi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Inquisitor |
| Species: | I. flemingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Inquisitor flemingi (Vella, 1954) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Pseudoinquisitor flemingi P. Vella, 1954 | |
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
- ^ 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
- 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.
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