# 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)