Poirieria (Panamurex) lychnia Gardner 1947 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Paziella (Dallimurex) lychnia

Belongs to Poirieria (Panamurex) according to E. H. Vokes 1970

See also Woodring 1959

Sister taxa: Poirieria (Panamurex) alaquaensis, Poirieria (Panamurex) carnicolor, Poirieria (Panamurex) clarksvillensis, Poirieria (Panamurex) dubitalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) eugeniae, Poirieria (Panamurex) fusinoides, Poirieria (Panamurex) gabbi, Poirieria (Panamurex) gatunensis, Poirieria (Panamurex) heilprini, Poirieria (Panamurex) hutchinsoni, Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia, Poirieria (Panamurex) macneili, Poirieria (Panamurex) mauryae, Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon, Poirieria (Panamurex) recticanalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) velero

Type specimen: USNM 371853, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 2213 - Baileys Ferry, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (9: Florida collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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