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Neptunea lyrata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Buccinidae

Scientific name
  
Neptunea lyrata

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Genus
  
Neptunea

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Neptunea, Neptunea polycostata, Neptunea pribiloffensis, Barbitonia arthritica, Neptunea heros

Neptunea lyrata, also known by the common names New England Neptune, wrinkled whelk, ribbed Neptune, inflated whelk, lyre whelk or lyre Neptune, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae. This species consists of several subspecies.

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The New England Neptune (Neptunea lyrata decemcostata) was declared the state seashell of Massachusetts in 1987.

Subspecies

  • Neptunea lyrata altispira
  • Neptunea lyrata lyrata Gmelin, 1791 - lyre whelk
  • Neptunea lyrata decemcostata (Say, 1826) – wrinkled whelk or New England Neptune – synonyms: Chrysodomus decemcostata (Say, 1826); Tritonium decemcostata (Say, 1826); Fusus decemcostatus Say, 1826; Neptunea turnerae Clarke, 1956
  • Neptunea lyrata turnerae Clarke, 1956

    • Distribution

    Neptunea lyrata occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean.

    References

    Neptunea lyrata Wikipedia
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