Poirieria
Encyclopedia
Poirieria is a genus
of large predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Muricidae
, the rock snails.
Synymized species :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of large predatory sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus Poirieria include:- Poirieria actinophoraPoirieria actinophoraPoirieria actinophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Dall, 1889) - Poirieria fragilisPoirieria fragilisPoirieria fragilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1996 - Poirieria kopuaPoirieria kopuaPoirieria kopua is a species of small predatory sea snail with an operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.-References:...
DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1956 - Poirieria syrinxPoirieria syrinxPoirieria syrinx is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Marshall & Houart,1995 - Poirieria tenuisPoirieria tenuisPoirieria tenuis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 2001 - Poirieria zelandicaPoirieria zelandicaPoirieria 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....
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synymized species :
- Poirieria bowdenensis E. H. Vokes, 1970 : synonym of Pazinotus bowdenensisPazinotus bowdenensisPazinotus bowdenensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Vokes, 1970) - Poirieria stimpsonii (DallW. H. DallWilliam Healey Dall was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska...
, 1889) : synonym of Pazinotus stimpsoniiPazinotus stimpsoniiPazinotus stimpsonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Dall, 1889) - Poirieria (Panamurex) carnicolor (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) : synonym of Calotrophon carnicolor (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945)
- Poirieria (Panamurex) eugeniae Vokes, 1992 : synonym of Calotrophon eugeniae (Vokes, 1992)
- Poirieria (Paziella) acerapex Houart, 1986 : synonym of Leptotrophon acerapexLeptotrophon acerapexLeptotrophon acerapex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Houart, 1986) - Poirieria (Paziella) atlantis (Clench & Farfante, 1945) : synonym of Paziella atlantis (Clench & Farfante, 1945)
- Poirieria (Paziella) galapagana (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970) : synonym of Paziella galapagana (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)
- Poirieria (Paziella) nuttingi' (DallW. H. DallWilliam Healey Dall was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska...
, 1896) : synonym of Paziella nuttingiPaziella nuttingiPaziella nuttingi , common name : Nutting's Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
(Dall, 1896) - Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia (Bullis, 1964) : synonym of Paziella oregonia (Bullis, 1964)
- Poirieria (Paziella) pazi (Crosse, 1869) : synonym of Paziella paziPaziella paziPaziella pazi , common name : Paz's Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The adult shell grows to a length of 25 mm to 50 mm.-Distribution:...
(Crosse, 1869) - Poirieria (Paziella) petuchi Vokes, 1992 : synonym of Paziella petuchi (Vokes, 1992)
- Poirieria (Paziella) spinacutus Houart, 1986 : synonym of Leptotrophon spinacutusLeptotrophon spinacutusLeptotrophon spinacutus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Houart, 1986) - Poirieria (Paziella) tanaoa Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 : synonym of Paziella tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)
- Poirieria (Paziella) vaubanensis Houart, 1986 : synonym of Bouchetia vaubanensisBouchetia vaubanensisPaziella vaubanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-References:...
(Houart, 1986)