Poirieria (Panamurex) alaquaensis Mansfield 1935 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Muricidea alaquaensis

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

Sister taxa: 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) macneili, Poirieria (Panamurex) mauryae, Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon, Poirieria (Panamurex) recticanalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) velero

Type specimen: USNM 373148, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection)

• Miocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: Florida)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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