Snail
NH:1899.114.212
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Poiriera zelandica
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
27 June 1874 - 27 June 1874
Form:
Dry [also mummified tissue]
Station:
167A
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Muricidae
Genus:
Poiriera Jousseaume, 1880
Species:
Poiriera zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Station/Area Information
Station:
167A
Date collected:
27/06/1874
Area:
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
Water body:
Tasman Sea
FAO:
81
Depth (Fathoms):
10 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-41.07
Decimal Longitude:
174.32
Gear:
Dredge
Notes:
Previous name: Murex (Phyllonotus) zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833. Misspelt as 'zelandicus'
