Poirieria zelandica

Poirieria zelandica
Shell of Poirieria zelandica from New Zealand, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Poirieria
Species:	P. zelandica
Binomial name
Poirieria zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard,1833)
Synonyms
Murex novaezeelandiae Gray, J.E. in Sowerby, G.B. II, 1834

Poirieria zelandica, common name the spiny murex, is a species of a large predatory sea snail with an operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. ^[1]

Description

Shells of Poirieria zelandica can reach a size of 35–65 millimetres (1.4–2.6 in). ^[2] These shells are roughly fusiforms, with long, straight spines. The aperture is ovate and large. The outer lip is thin. ^[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Tasmania and New Zealand. ^{[2] [4]}

Gallery

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References

1. WoRMS
2. "Poirieria (Poirieria) zelandica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
3. George E. Radwin,Anthony D'Attilio Murex Shells of the World: An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae
4. New Zealand Mollusca

• Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN   0-00-216906-1
• Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN   0-85467-054-8

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