''Poirieria'' is a

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s in the subfamily

Pagodulinae Pagodulinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock shells.Bouchet, P. (2014). Pagodulinae Barco, Schiaparelli, Houart & Oliverio, 2012. Accessed through: Worl ...

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Muricidae, the rock snails.Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Poirieria Jousseaume, 1880. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138203 on 2011-04-2

Species

Species within the genus ''Poirieria'' include: * † ''

Poirieria delli ''Poirieria delli'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly know ...

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Poirieria denticulifera ''Poirieria denticulifera'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Poirieria denticulifera'' Maxwell, 1971 †. Accessed through: Wor ...

'' P. A. Maxwell, 1971 * ''

Poirieria kopua ''Poirieria kopua'' is a species of small predatory sea snail with an operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine g ...

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, 1956 * † ''

Poirieria parva ''Poirieria parva'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Poirieria parva'' Maxwell, 1971 †. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' P. A. Maxwell, 1971 * † ''

Poirieria primigena ''Poirieria primigena'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly ...

'' Finlay, 1930 * ''

Poirieria syrinx ''Poirieria syrinx'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mur ...

'' Marshall & Houart, 1995 * ''

Poirieria zelandica ''Poirieria zelandica'', common name the spiny murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum. It is a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the rock snails ...

'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) ; Synonymized species: * ''Poirieria actinophora'' (Dall, 1889):: synonym of ''

Actinotrophon actinophorus ''Actinotrophon actinophorus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly k ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Poirieria azami'' Kuroda, 1929: synonym of ''

Murexsul multispinosus ''Murexsul multispinosus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1904) * ''Poirieria bowdenensis'' E. H. Vokes, 1970 : synonym of ''

Pazinotus bowdenensis ''Pazinotus bowdenensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as m ...

'' (Vokes, 1970) * ''Poirieria fragilis'' Houart, 1996:: synonym of ''

Actinotrophon fragilis ''Actinotrophon fragilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known ...

'' (Houart, 1996) * ''Poirieria kurranulla'' Garrard, 1961: synonym of ''

Chicoreus longicornis ''Chicoreus longicornis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm. Distribution This marin ...

'' (Dunker, 1864) * ''Poirieria stimpsonii'' ( Dall, 1889) : synonym of ''

Pazinotus stimpsonii ''Pazinotus stimpsonii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description This deepwater species attains a size of 15 mm. Distribution This deepwater marine species o ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Poirieria tenuis'' Houart, 2001:: synonym of ''

Actinotrophon tenuis ''Actinotrophon tenuis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Actinotrophon tenuis (Houart, 2001). Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Houart, 2001) * ''Poirieria velero'' Vokes, 1970: synonym of ''

Calotrophon velero ''Calotrophon velero'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm. Distribution ''C. velero ...

'' (Vokes, 1970) (original combination) * ''Poirieria (Panamurex) carnicolor'' (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) : synonym of '' Calotrophon carnicolor'' (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) * ''Poirieria (Panamurex) eugeniae'' Vokes, 1992 : synonym of ''

Calotrophon eugeniae ''Calotrophon eugeniae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...

'' (Vokes, 1992) * ''Poirieria (Paziella) acerapex'' Houart, 1986 : synonym of '' Leptotrophon acerapex'' (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' ( Dall, 1896) : synonym of '' Paziella nuttingi'' (Dall, 1896) * ''Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia'' (Bullis, 1964) : synonym of '' Paziella oregonia'' (Bullis, 1964) * ''Poirieria (Paziella) pazi'' (Crosse, 1869) : synonym of ''

Paziella pazi ''Paziella 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. Distrib ...

'' (Crosse, 1869) * ''Poirieria (Paziella) petuchi'' Vokes, 1992 : synonym of ''

Paziella petuchi ''Paziella petuchi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The size of an adult shell attains 27 mm. Distribution This species is distributed in the ...

'' (Vokes, 1992) * ''Poirieria (Paziella) spinacutus'' Houart, 1986 : synonym of '' Leptotrophon spinacutus'' (Houart, 1986) * ''Poirieria (Paziella) tanaoa'' Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 : synonym of ''

Paziella tanaoa ''Paziella tanaoa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm. Distribution This marine species is found off the Marque ...

'' (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008) * ''Poirieria (Paziella) vaubanensis'' Houart, 1986 : synonym of '' Bouchetia vaubanensis'' (Houart, 1986) * ''Poirieria (Pazinotus) bodarti'' Costa, 1993: synonym of ''

Pazinotus bodarti ''Pazinotus bodarti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex ...

'' (Costa, 1993)

References

* Glen Pownall, ''New Zealand Shells and Shellfish'', Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 * Marshall, B.A., Houart, R. 1995. A revision of the genus Poirieria Jousseaume, 1880 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) with description of a new species. The Nautilus 108: 27 - 33.

External links

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* Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Barco, A.; Marshall, B.; Houart, R.; Oliverio, M. (2015). Molecular phylogenetics of Haustrinae and Pagodulinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) with a focus on New Zealand species
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3172041 Muricidae Gastropod genera Gastropods described in 1880 Taxa named by Félix Pierre Jousseaume