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Lyria lyraeformis (Swainson, 1821) 
AphiaID: 220955

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Volutidae (Family) > Volutinae (Subfamily) > Lyriini (Tribe) > Lyria (Genus)
Status alternate representation
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Lyria (Indolyria) lyraeformis (Swainson, 1821)
Rank Species
Parent Lyria Gray, 1847
Source  basis of record: MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney. [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English lyre-shaped volute  [details]
Distribution East Africa [details]
Link To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220955
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1998-05-28 06:51:36Z  created  Fondo, Esther
2010-10-08 18:00:10Z  changed  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Lyria lyraeformis (Swainson, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220955 on 2013-05-18
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