Lyria poppei

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

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

Lyria poppei 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 42.2 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  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 and 2006. Census of Marine Life