Poirieria zelandica
Species of gastropod
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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]
| 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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Poirieria |
| Species: | P. zelandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Poirieria zelandica | |
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Description
Distribution
This species can be found in Tasmania and New Zealand.[2][4]
Gallery
Shell
