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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Lyria mitraeformis (Lamarck, 1811)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Lyria lyriformis auct
   Harpula mitraeformis auct
   Voluta mitraeformis Lamarck, 1811
   Lyria multicostata Broderip, 1827
   Voluta (Lyria) grangeri Sowerby, 1900
   Lyria kimberi Cotton, 1932

Common Name

Southern Lyre shell p.170      Allan, J. 1950.  
Mitre-shaped Lyria p.217      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  
Mitre Volute p.253      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

Bass Strait to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 20 m {POPPE1992A} ]
depth: subtidal 
habitat: sand flats 
substrate: rocks [ ]

References

 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.73, pl. 12, figs 5-6, 9-10 [ Synonymy, distribution, habitat, description and remarks. ]  General reference
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.22, pls. 5C- E, 6A-B [ Synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description, animal and radula and remarks. kimberi Cotton, 1932 (p. 21) is considered a separate species. ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.119 [ Description, distribution, habitat and synonymy. ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.126, pl. 83, figs. 7, 7a, 7b General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Volutinae Swainson, 1840
                            Lyria Gray, 1847
                              Lyria mitraeformis (Lamarck, 1811)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12277) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-12.