Lyria grandidieri

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

Lyria grandidieri
Shell of Lyria grandidieri (holotype 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:
Plicolyria
Species:
L. grandidieri
Binomial name
Lyria grandidieri
Bail, 2002
Synonyms

Lyria (Plicolyria) grandidieri Bail, 2002

Description

The length of the shell attains 37 mm.

Distribution

One of the rarest of the Lyria, this marine species is found near New Caledonia.[1]

References
  1. Lyria grandidieri Bail, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail P. 2002. Two new species of Lyria (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from New Caledonian waters. Novapex 3(4): 133–137
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002 and 2006. Census of Marine Life


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