Poirieria zelandica, Spiny murex
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Poirieria zelandica   (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Spiny murex
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Muricidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range ? - 1097 m (Ref. 106682).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Pacific: Kermadec, New Zealand, and Tongatabu.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Dredged in 1,100 m on hard ground north of the island (Ref. 88739), and found on volcanic mud and pumice (Ref. 106682).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Oliver, W.R.B. 1914 The Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. Trans. N.Z. Inst. 47:509-568. (Ref. 88739)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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