''Lyria'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
s in the
family
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Volutidae.
Description
The shell is small to medium sized, solid, stocky to elongate-fusiform. The
radula
The radula (, ; plural radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food ...
is uniserial with tricuspid teeth. The
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called ...
s are smooth. They can be large and globose with a short calcarella or small and regularly coiled. The
teleoconch
The gastropod shell is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical damage, and dehydration, but also serves for muscle attachment and calcium storage. Some ...
shows axial ribs, exceptionally with true shoulder nodules.
The solid shell is ovately fusiform. The
spire
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is acuminate. The
whorl
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Whorls in nature
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s are longitudinally ribbed. The
aperture
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An opt ...
is ovate. The
columella shows numerous transverse plaits. The outer
lip is simple and acute.
Species
Species within the genus ''Lyria'' include:
* ''
Lyria anna''
(Lesson, 1835)
* ''
Lyria beauii''
(Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
* ''
Lyria boholensis''
Poppe, 1897
* ''
Lyria bondarevi''
Bail & Poppe, 2004
* ''
Lyria boucheti''
Bail & Poppe, 2004
* ''
Lyria brianoi''
Poppe, 1999
* ''
Lyria cassidula''
(Reeve, 1849)
* ''
Lyria cleaveri''
Morrison, 2008
* ''
Lyria cloveriana''
Weaver, 1963
* ''
Lyria cordis''
Bayer, 1971
* † ''
Lyria craticulata''
Darragh, 2017
* † ''
Lyria degrangei''
Peyrot, 1928
* ''
Lyria delessertiana''
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1842)
* ''
Lyria deliciosa''
(Montrouzier, 1859)
* ''
Lyria doutei''
Bouchet & Bail, 1992
* ''
Lyria exorata''
Bouchet & Poppe, 1988
* ''
Lyria grandidieri''
Bail, 2002
* ''
Lyria grangei''
Cernohorsky, 1980
* ''
Lyria guionneti''
Poppe & Conde, 2001
* † ''
Lyria harpula''
(Lamarck, 1803)
* ''
Lyria insignata''
Iredale, 1940
* ''
Lyria kuniene''
Bouchet, 1979
* ''
Lyria laseroni''
(Iredale, 1937)
* ''
Lyria leonardi''
Emerson, 1985
* † ''
Lyria lesbarritziana''
(Grateloup, 1845)
* ''
Lyria leslieboschae''
Emerson & Sage, 1986
* ''
Lyria lyraeformis''
(Swainson, 1821)
* † ''
Lyria madrakahensis''
Harzhauser, 2007
* ''
Lyria mallicki''
Ladd, 1975
* ''
Lyria michardi''
Bail, 2009
* ''
Lyria mikoi''
Kosuge, 1985
* ''
Lyria mitraeformis
''Lyria mitraeformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae
''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They ar ...
''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''
Lyria ogasawarana''
Bail & Chino, 2015
* † ''
Lyria parens''
Sacco, 1890
* ''
Lyria patbaili''
Bouchet, 1999
* ''
Lyria pattersonia''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''
Lyria pauljohnsoni''
Poppe & Terryn, 2002
* † ''
Lyria peyrehoradensis''
Lozouet, 2019
* † ''
Lyria picturata''
(Grateloup, 1834)
* ''
Lyria planicostata''
(Sowerby III, 1903)
* ''
Lyria poppei''
Bail, 2002
* † ''
Lyria pulchella''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1850)
* ''
Lyria russjenseni''
Emerson, 1985
* ''
Lyria sabaensis''
Bail, 1993
* ''
Lyria solangeae''
Bozzetti, 2008
* ''
Lyria surinamensis''
(Okutani, 1982)
* ''
Lyria tulearensis''
Cosel & Blöcher, 1977
* ''
Lyria vegai''
Clench & Turner, 1967
* † ''
Lyria zelandica''
Finlay, 1924
;Species brought into synonymy:
* Subgenus ''Lyria (Enaeta)'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of ''
Enaeta
''Enaeta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Description
The small shell has an ovate to fusiform shape. The protoconch is small and smooth. The teleoconch is covered with axial ribs. There is a consp ...
''
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* ''Lyria africana''
(Reeve, 1856): synonym of ''
Festilyria africana''
(Reeve, 1856)
* ''Lyria aphrodite''
Bondarev, 1999:
synonym of ''
Callipara aphrodite'' (Bondarev, 1999)
* ''Lyria aturensis''
Peyrot, 1928 †: synonym of ''Lyria parens''
Sacco, 1890 †
* ''Lyria coquillensis''
F. E. Turner, 1938 †: synonym of ''
Eovoluta coquillensis''
(F. E. Turner, 1938) † (original combination)
* ''Lyria dondani''
Angioy & Biraghi, 1982: synonym of ''Lyria mallicki''
Ladd, 1975
* ''Lyria guttata''
Reeve, 1849: synonym of ''
Enaeta reevei
''Enaeta reevei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marri ...
''
(Dall, 1907)
* ''Lyria habei''
Okutani, 1979: synonym of ''Lyria mallicki''
Ladd, 1975
* ''Lyria harpa''
Barnes, 1824: synonym of ''
Enaeta barnesii
''Enaeta barnesii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by mar ...
''
(Gray, 1825)
* ''Lyria howensis''
Iredale, 1940: synonym of ''Lyria deliciosa howensis''
Iredale, 1940 (original name)
* ''Lyria kawamurai''
Habe, 1975: synonym of ''Lyria planicostata''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
* ''Lyria kimberi''
Cotton, 1932: synonym of ''Lyria mitraeformis''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''Lyria leonardhilli''
Petuch, 1988: synonym of ''
Enaeta leonardhilli
''Enaeta leonardhilli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
(Petuch, 1988)
* ''Lyria nucleus''
(Lamarck, 1811): synonym of ''Lyria pattersonia''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''Lyria opposita''
Iredale, 1937: synonym of ''Lyria pattersonia''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''Lyria pedersenii''
Verrill, 1870: synonym of ''
Enaeta cumingii
''Enaeta cumingii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by mar ...
''
(Broderip, 1832)
* ''Lyria peroniana''
Iredale, 1940: synonym of ''Lyria pattersonia''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''Lyria ponsonbyi''
(E. A. Smith, 1901): synonym of ''
Festilyria ponsonbyi''
(E. A. Smith, 1801)
* ''Lyria queketti''
(E. A. Smith, 1901): synonym of ''
Callipara queketti''
(E. A. Smith, 1901)
* ''Lyria reinai''
Angioy & Biraghi, 1981: synonym of ''Lyria mallicki''
Ladd, 1975
* ''Lyria santoensis''
Ladd, 1975: synonym of ''Lyria planicostata''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
* ''Lyria taiwanica''
Lan, 1975: synonym of ''Lyria planicostata''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
* ''Lyria valentina''
Bondarev, 1994: synonym of ''Lyria doutei''
Bouchet & Bail, 1991
* ''Lyria vicdani''
Kosuge, 1981: synonym of ''Lyria mallicki''
Ladd, 1975
References
* Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. ''A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae.'' ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links
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Volutidae
Gastropod genera