Lyria poppei
Shell of Lyria poppei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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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

The length of the shell attains 42.2 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  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 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life


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