Poirieria
A genus of predatory sea snails in the rock snail family.
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Poirieria is a genus of large, predatory sea snails. These marine gastropod molluscs belong to the subfamily Pagodulinae within the family Muricidae, commonly known as rock snails.
The genus contains both living and fossil species. Recognized species include Poirieria kopua, Poirieria syrinx, and Poirieria zelandica, as well as several extinct forms such as Poirieria delli, Poirieria denticulifera, Poirieria parva, and Poirieria primigena. Many other names once placed in Poirieria have since been reassigned to other genera, including Actinotrophon, Pazinotus, Calotrophon, Leptotrophon, Paziella, Bouchetia, Murexsul, and Chicoreus.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassCaenogastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMuricidae
- GenusPoirieria
Named by Jousseaume, 1880
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Poirieria (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Type species
- Murex zelandicus; Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
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Background
The genus Poirieria was established by Jousseaume in 1880. It comprises large predatory sea snails that are marine gastropod molluscs. The genus is placed within the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family Muricidae. Species within Poirieria include both living and fossil forms.
Among the extant species are Poirieria kopua, described by Dell in 1956, Poirieria syrinx, described by Marshall and Houart in 1995, and Poirieria zelandica, described by Quoy and Gaimard in 1833. Fossil species include Poirieria delli, Poirieria denticulifera, Poirieria parva, and Poirieria primigena, all described by various authors from New Zealand deposits. The genus has also been subject to taxonomic revision, with many former species now considered synonyms under other genera such as Actinotrophon, Pazinotus, Calotrophon, Leptotrophon, Paziella, and Bouchetia.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Poirieria (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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