Inquisitor rubens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Inquisitor rubens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. rubens
Binomial name
Inquisitor rubens
Morassi, 1998

Description

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The length of the shell attains 21 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Aden

References

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  1. ^ a b Inquisitor rubens Morassi, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  • Morassi, M. (1998b) A new species of Inquisitor (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the Gulf of Aden. Conchiglia, 30(289), 43–44.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.