Lyria michardi

Lyria michardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[2]

Lyria michardi
Shell of Lyria michardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Volutinae
Genus:
Lyria
Species:
L. michardi
Binomial name
Lyria michardi
Bail, 2009[1]
Synonyms

Lyria (Indolyria) michardi Bail, 2009· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell attains 52.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.

References
  1. Bail (2009). Novapex 10 (2) : 65–67. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. Lyria michardi Bail, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail P. (2009). A new species of Lyria (Gastropoda) from the southwestern coast of Madagascar. Novapex 10(2): 65-67


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