Lyria exorata

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

Lyria exorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Volutinae
Genus:
Lyria
Subgenus:
Plicolyria
Species:
exorata
Binomial name
Lyria exorata
Bouchet & Poppe, 1988
Synonyms

Lyria (Plicolyria) exorata Bouchet & Poppe, 1988· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell attains 90 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found on the Lord Howe Rise in the Coral Sea.

References
  1. Lyria exorata Bouchet & Poppe, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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