Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Muricidea heilprini, Muricopsis heilprini
Belongs to Poirieria (Panamurex) according to E. H. Vokes 1970
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) hutchinsoni, Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia, Poirieria (Panamurex) lychnia, Poirieria (Panamurex) macneili, Poirieria (Panamurex) mauryae, Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon, Poirieria (Panamurex) recticanalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) velero
Type specimen: Wagner Free Inst. Sci. 870, a shell.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ballast Point [Tampa Limestone] (Oligocene to Miocene of Florida)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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