Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1970. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part V - Pterynotus and Poirieria. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(1):1-50
Belongs to Poirieria (Paziella) according to E. H. Vokes 1970
Sister taxa: Hexaplex (Paziella) ewekoroensis, Paziella eyrei, Paziella graniformis, Paziella legrandi, Paziella subcoronata, Paziella trochispira, Poirieria (Paziella) atlantis, Poirieria (Paziella) dominicensis, Poirieria (Paziella) harrisi, Poirieria (Paziella) nuttingi, Poirieria (Paziella) oregonia, Poirieria (Paziella) pazi, Poirieria (Paziella) petuchi, Poirieria (Paziella) werneri
Type specimen: USNM 646429, a shell. Its type locality is USGS 10631 Tuzendepetl [Paraje Solo Fm], which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Paraje Solo Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS 10631 Tuzendepetl [Paraje Solo Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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