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Inquisitor ischnos

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Inquisitor ischnos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Inquisitor
Species:
I. ischnos
Binomial name
Inquisitor ischnos
(Philippi, 1887)
Synonyms

Fusus ischnos Philippi, 1887

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 30.5 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata of Central Chile.

References

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  • Philippi, Rodolfo Amando. Die tertiären und quartären Versteinerungen Chiles. FA Brockhaus, 1887.
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  • Nielsen, Sven N. (2003). Die marinen Gastropoden (exklusive Heterostropha) aus dem Miozän von Zentralchile (PDF) (Doctoral thesis) (in German). University of Hamburg.