Biology:Lyria pauljohnsoni

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Lyria pauljohnsoni
Seashell Lyria pauljohnsoni.jpg
Shell of Lyria pauljohnsoni (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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Volutinae
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pauljohnsoni
Binomial name
Lyria pauljohnsoni
Poppe & Terryn, 2002
Synonyms
  • Indolyria pauljohnsoni (Poppe & Terryn, 2002)
  • Lyria (Indolyria) pauljohnsoni Poppe & Terryn, 2002· accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 35–45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar .

References

  • Poppe G.T. & Terryn Y. 2002. Description of a new volute (Gastropoda : Volutidae) from southern Madagascar. Novapex 3(1): 51–53 (look up in IMIS).
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.

Wikidata ☰ Q6709948 entry