Poirieria kopua

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Poirieria kopua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Sorbeoconcha
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Poirieria
Species: P. kopua
Binomial name
Poirieria kopua
Dell, 1956

Poirieria kopua is a species of small predatory sea snail with an operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.

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[edit] Distribution

This murex species is endemic to to the north east of the North Island of New Zealand, including the offshore islands and the Chatham Rise.

[edit] Habitat

This large snail is found from shallow water to depths of 145 m.

[edit] Shell description

The shell is much smaller than Poirieria zelandica, with stouter peripheral spines, and a complete absence of subsidiary spines.

The shell height is up to 19 mm, and the width is up to 15 mm (with spines) (8 mm without spines).

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