Lyria beauii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Volutinae
Genus:
Lyria
Subgenus:
Mitraelyria
Species:
L. beauii
Binomial name
Lyria beauii
(Fischer & Bernardi,1857)
Synonyms
  • Lyria (Mitraelyria) beauii (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Voluta beauii P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 70 mm.

Distribution

This uncommon marine species occurs off Guadeloupe, French West Indies, Antilles.

References


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