WoRMS taxon details
Inquisitor insignita (Melvill, 1923)
434061 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:434061)
accepted
Species
Brachytoma kurodai T. Habe & Kosuge, 1966 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Drillia insignita Melvill, 1923 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Drillia insignita Melvill, 1923) Melvill, J. C. (1923). Descriptions of twenty one species of Turridae (Pleurotomidae) from various localities in the collection of Mr. R. E. Sykes. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15: 162-171., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346746
page(s): 165, pl. 4, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 165, pl. 4, fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Inquisitor insignita (Melvill, 1923). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434061 on 2025-11-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Drillia insignita Melvill, 1923) Melvill, J. C. (1923). Descriptions of twenty one species of Turridae (Pleurotomidae) from various localities in the collection of Mr. R. E. Sykes. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15: 162-171., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346746
page(s): 165, pl. 4, fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Brachytoma kurodai T. Habe & Kosuge, 1966) Habe T. & Kosuge S. (1966). New genera and species of tropical and subtropical Pacific molluscs. <em>Venus.</em> 24(4): 312-341, pl. 29., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/venusjjm/24/4/24_KJ00004340280/_article/-char/en
page(s): 320-321 (J), 335-336 (E), pl. 29, fig. 14 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 165, pl. 4, fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Brachytoma kurodai T. Habe & Kosuge, 1966) Habe T. & Kosuge S. (1966). New genera and species of tropical and subtropical Pacific molluscs. <em>Venus.</em> 24(4): 312-341, pl. 29., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/venusjjm/24/4/24_KJ00004340280/_article/-char/en
page(s): 320-321 (J), 335-336 (E), pl. 29, fig. 14 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Brachytoma kurodai T. Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
To Malacopics (Inquisitor insignita (Melvill, 1923) Malaysia, Sabah, Kota Belud, by trawling, at 8...
To NHMUK collection (Drillia insignita Melvill, 1923; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3509895) (from synonym Drillia insignita Melvill, 1923)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Malacopics (Inquisitor insignita (Melvill, 1923) Malaysia, Sabah, Kota Belud, by trawling, at 8...
To NHMUK collection (Drillia insignita Melvill, 1923; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3509895) (from synonym Drillia insignita Melvill, 1923)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
