| Poirieria zelandica | |
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| Shell of Poirieria zelandica from New Zealand, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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Poirieria zelandica, common name the spiny murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail with an operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.
Description
Shells of Poirieria zelandica can reach a size of 35–65 millimetres (1.4–2.6 in). These shells are roughly fusiforms, with long, straight spines. The aperture is ovate and large. The outer lip is thin.
Distribution
This species can be found in Tasmania and New Zealand.
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References
- WoRMS
- ^ "Poirieria (Poirieria) zelandica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- George E. Radwin,Anthony D'Attilio Murex Shells of the World: An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae
- 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
Media related to Poirieria zelandica at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Poirieria zelandica | |
| Murex zelandicus | |