| Inquisitor powelli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Inquisitor |
| Species: | I. powelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Inquisitor powelli (Dell, 1950) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Pseudoinquisitor powelli Dell, 1950 (original combination) | |
Inquisitor powelli is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
Description
The length (estimated) attains 22 mm, its diameter 6 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in New Zealand.
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Inquisitor powelli (Dell, 1950) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831557 on 2018-10-29
- Dell, R. K. "A Tertiary molluscan fauna from Waikowhai, Manukau Harbour, Auckland." Dominion Museum records in zoology 1 (1950): 29–37.
- 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
- P. Vella, Tertiary Mollusca from South-East Wairarapa; Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand vol. 81, 1953
- Museum of New Zealand: Inquisitor powelli
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