Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Flexopteron
Parent taxon: Poirieria according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1970
Sister taxa: Poirieria (Panamurex), Poirieria (Paziella), Poirieria (Poirieria), Poirieria albionis, Poirieria calcitrapa, Poirieria levis, Poirieria subcristata, Poirieria zelandicus
Subtaxa: Poirieria (Flexopteron) collata Poirieria (Flexopteron) foliacea Poirieria (Flexopteron) philippinensis Poirieria (Flexopteron) spinulosa
Type: Flexopteron philippinensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Jamaica (3)
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)
• Eocene of France (2), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence