title: Poirieria zelandica
text: # Poirieria zelandica
  
  Poirieria zelandica, common name the spiny murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail with an operculum. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.
  
  ## Description
  
  Shells of Poirieria zelandica can reach a size of 35–65 millimetres (1.4–2.6 in). These shells are roughly fusiforms, with long, straight spines. The aperture is ovate and large. The outer lip is thin.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species can be found in Tasmania and New Zealand.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * A shallow water, beachworn example of Poirieria zelandicus illustrating an anterior canal still visible from the previous growth stage
  * Shell
  