Inquisitor is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Distribution This marine genus occurs in the Indo-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:
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 bataviana (K. Martin, 1895) Inquisitor carmen (G. B. Sowerby III, 1916) Inquisitor chocolatus (E. A. Smith, 1875) Inquisitor citreus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022 † Inquisitor cosibensis (Yokoyama, 1920) Inquisitor dampieria (Hedley, 1922) † Inquisitor delicatulus (A. W. B. Powell, 1944) † Inquisitor detritus Ludbrook, 1941 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 gippslandensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1944) 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 lassulus Hedley, 1922 Inquisitor latifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) Inquisitor latiriformis Kilburn, 1988 † Inquisitor lingulacaninus M. Griffin & S. N. Nielsen, 2008 Inquisitor lorenzi Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018 Inquisitor mactanensis Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018 Inquisitor mastersi (Brazier, 1876) 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 mizunamiensis Itoigawa, 1960 Inquisitor modulatus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022 Inquisitor multilirata (E. A. Smith, 1877) Inquisitor nagasakiensis (E. A. Smith, 1879) † Inquisitor neglecta (K. Martin, 1895) Inquisitor nodicostatus Kilburn, 1988 Inquisitor nudivaricosus Kuroda & Oyama, 1971 † Inquisitor oblongulus (G. F. Harris, 1897) 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 scabriculus (A. W. B. Powell, 1944) Inquisitor sexradiata (Odhner, 1917) † Inquisitor shibanoi Masuda, 1967 Inquisitor solomonensis (E. A. Smith, 1876) Inquisitor spicata (Hinds, 1843) Inquisitor stenos Sysoev, 1996 Inquisitor sterrhus (R. B. Watson, 1881) Inquisitor subangusta (Schepman, 1913) Inquisitor taivaricosa Chang & Wu, 2000 † Inquisitor trinervis (A. W. B. Powell, 1944) Inquisitor tuberosus (E. A. Smith, 1875) Inquisitor varicosus (Reeve, 1843) Inquisitor vesculus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022 Inquisitor vividus Li B.Q., Kilburn & Li X.Z., 2010 † Inquisitor vredenburgi H. J. Finlay, 1927 Inquisitor vulpionis Kuroda & Oyama, 1971 † Inquisitor waihoraensis Marwick, 1931 † Inquisitor walleri Ladd, 1982 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 cerithina (Anton, 1838): synonym of Crassispira cerithina (Anton, 1838) Inquisitor coriorudis Hedley, 1922: synonym of Vexitomina coriorudis(Hedley, 1922) (original combination) Inquisitor cotteri (Vredenburg, 1921): synonym of Crassispira cotteri (Vredenburg, 1921) Inquisitor coxi Angas, 1867: synonym of Vexitomina coxi (Angas, 1867) † Inquisitor eoa Makiyama, 1927: synonym of Clathrodrillia eoa (Makiyama, 1927) † Inquisitor eonodatus Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992: synonym of Fusinus eonodatus (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) 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 lanceolatus (Hupé, 1854): synonym of Ptychobela lanceolata (Hupé, 1854) 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 molengraaffi (K. Martin, 1916): synonym of Crassispira molengraaffi (K. Martin, 1916) 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 tokunagae H. J. Finlay, 1927: synonym of Guraleus tokunagae (H. J. Finlay, 1927) Inquisitor tuberosa (E.A. Smith, 1875): synonym of Brachytoma tuberosa (E. A. Smith, 1875) Inquisitor variabilis (E. A. Smith, 1877): synonym of Funa variabilis (E. A. Smith, 1877) 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) † Inquisitor waihaoensis A. W. B. Powell, 1942 : synonym of Comitas waihaoensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1942)
See also List of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record
References
Sysoev, A. & Bouchet, P. 2001. New and uncommon turriform gastropods (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the south-west Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 185: 271–320 Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
Hedley C. (1918). A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 51: M1-M120 Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308 Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Pseudomelatomidae