Lyria poppei

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

Lyria poppei
Shell of Lyria poppei (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. poppei
Binomial name
Lyria poppei
Bail, 2002
Synonyms

Lyria (Plicolyria) poppei Bail, 2002· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell attains 42.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia.

References
  1. Lyria poppei 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 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life


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