Deep-Sea name details
context source (Deepsea)
Poppe, G.T.; Conde, J. (2001). A new species of <i>Lyria</i> (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from New Caledonian waters. <em>Novapex.</em> 2 (3): 115-117., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42258253 [details]
basis of record
Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Well sized shells for the genus with a small to very small protoconch. The shells are thick, with wavy and broad axial ribs. Ground color a tan brown with a silky gloss. Most often with a spiral line pattern, except in L. exorata where the spiral bands consist of axial lines. [details]
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