Lyria pauljohnsoni

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Lyria pauljohnsoni
Seashell Lyria pauljohnsoni.jpg
Shell of Lyria pauljohnsoni (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
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Superfamily:
Muricoidea
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Subfamily:
Volutinae
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Species:
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[]

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 17.1 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.

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