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Lyria deliciosa

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Lyria deliciosa
Shell of Lyria deliciosa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: 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)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  • 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