Inquisitor (gastropod)

Inquisitor is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Distribution
This marine genus occurs in the Indo-west 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 carmen (G. B. Sowerby III, 1916)
 * Inquisitor chocolatus (E. A. Smith, 1875)
 * Inquisitor citreus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
 * † Inquisitor cosibensis (Yokoyama, 1920)
 * † Inquisitor cotteri Vredenburg, 1921
 * Inquisitor dampieria (Hedley, 1922)
 * 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 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 lanceolatus (Hupé, 1854)
 * Inquisitor lassulus Hedley, 1922
 * Inquisitor latifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
 * Inquisitor latiriformis Kilburn, 1988
 * 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 modulatus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
 * Inquisitor multilirata (E. A. Smith, 1877)
 * Inquisitor nodicostatus Kilburn, 1988
 * Inquisitor nudivaricosus Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
 * 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 sexradiata (Odhner, 1917)
 * † Inquisitor shibanoi Masuda, 1967
 * Inquisitor solomonensis (E. A. Smith, 1876)
 * Inquisitor spicata (Hinds, 1843)
 * Inquisitor stenos Sysoev, 1996
 * Inquisitor sterrha (R. B. Watson, 1881)
 * Inquisitor subangusta (Schepman, 1913)
 * Inquisitor taivaricosa Chang & Wu, 2000
 * Inquisitor tuberosus (E. A. Smith, 1875)
 * Inquisitor variabilis (E. A. Smith, 1877)
 * Inquisitor varicosus (Reeve, 1843)
 * Inquisitor vesculus Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2022
 * Inquisitor vividus Li B.Q., Kilburn & Li X.Z., 2010
 * Inquisitor vulpionis Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
 * † Inquisitor waihoraensis Marwick, 1931
 * 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 coriorudis Hedley, 1922 : synonym of ''Vexitomina coriorudis' (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
 * Inquisitor coxi Angas, 1867 : synonym of Vexitomina coxi (Angas, 1867)
 * 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 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 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 tuberosa (E.A. Smith, 1875) : synonym of Brachytoma tuberosa (E. A. Smith, 1875)
 * 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)