†Lyria (Harpella) barkoukensis Abbass 1967 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Full reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154
Belongs to Lyria (Harpella) according to H. L. Abbass 1967
Sister taxa: Harpella harpularia, Lyria (Harpella) aegyptiaca
Type specimen: G464, a shell.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Egypt 5 (Mokattam) (Eocene of Egypt)
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