Poirieria

Poirieria is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.[1]

Poirieria
Apertural view of a shell of Poirieria zelandica
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Poirieria

Type species
Murex zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Bathymurex Clench & Farfante, 1945
  • Dallimurex Rehder, 1946
  • Paziella Jousseaume, 1880

Species

Species within the genus Poirieria include:

Synymized species
  • Poirieria bowdenensis E. H. Vokes, 1970 : synonym of Pazinotus bowdenensis (Vokes, 1970)
  • Poirieria stimpsonii (Dall, 1889) : synonym of Pazinotus stimpsonii (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 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 (Crosse, 1869)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) petuchi Vokes, 1992 : synonym of Paziella petuchi (Vokes, 1992)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) spinacutus Houart, 1986 : synonym of Leptotrophon spinacutus (Houart, 1986)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) tanaoa Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 : synonym of Paziella tanaoa (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)
  • Poirieria (Paziella) vaubanensis Houart, 1986 : synonym of Bouchetia vaubanensis (Houart, 1986)
  • Poirieria (Pazinotus) bodarti Costa, 1993: synonym of Pazinotus bodarti (Costa, 1993)

References

  1. 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
  • Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
  • 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.
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