Lyria pauljohnsoni
Lyria pauljohnsoni | |
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Shell of Lyria pauljohnsoni (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Lyria |
Species: | L. pauljohnsoni |
Binomial name | |
Lyria pauljohnsoni Poppe & Terryn, 2002 | |
Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ Lyria pauljohnsoni Poppe & Terryn, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- 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.