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Neptunea lyrata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Murex lyratus was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Neptunea lyrata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Murex lyratus Gmelin
2008Neptunea lyrata Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyBuccininaeRafinesque 1815
tribeColiniGray 1857
subfamilyNeptuneinaeStimpson 1865
genusNeptuneaRöding 1798
specieslyrata(Gmelin 1791)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Neptunea lyrata Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available