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 (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) heilprini, Poirieria (Panamurex) hutchinsoni, Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia, Poirieria (Panamurex) lychnia, Poirieria (Panamurex) mauryae, Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon, Poirieria (Panamurex) recticanalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) velero
Type specimen: USNM 644618, a shell. Its type locality is TU 66 - Byram [Byram Marl], which is in an Oligocene coastal marl in the Byram Marl Formation of Mississippi.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at TU 66 - Byram [Byram Marl]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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