Lyria deliciosa

Lyria deliciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Lyria deliciosa
Shell of Lyria deliciosa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Volutinae
Genus:
Lyria
Subgenus:
Lyria
Species:
L. deliciosa
Binomial name
Lyria deliciosa
(Montrouzier,1859)
Synonyms
  • Lyria (Lyria) deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Lyria (Lyria) deliciosa deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Lyria deliciosa deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Voluta deliciosa Montrouzier, 1859 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Lyria deliciosa (Montrouzier,1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Montrouzier, X., 1859. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie 7"1858": 373-375
  • Montrouzier, X., 1860. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie 8: 111-122


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