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Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
206194 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206194)
accepted
Genus
Voluta nucleus Lamarck, 1811 accepted as Lyria pattersonia (G. Perry, 1811) (type by original designation)
Dallivoluta Okutani, 1982 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Harpella Gray, 1858 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Harpella Schranck, 1802 [Lepidoptera]
Harpeola Dall, 1907 · unaccepted
Indolyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 · unaccepted
Lyreneta Iredale, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lyria (Harpella) Gray, 1855 · alternative representation
Lyria (Harpeola) Dall, 1907 · alternative representation
Lyria (Indolyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001 · alternative representation
Lyria (Lyria) J. E. Gray, 1847 · alternative representation
Lyria (Microlyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001 · alternative representation
Lyria (Mitraelyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001 · alternative representation
Lyria (Plicolyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001 · alternative representation
Lyria (Pseudolyria) K. Martin, 1931 † · alternative representation
Lyria (Sannalyria) Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † · alternative representation
Mitraelyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 · unaccepted
Otocheilus Conrad, 1865 † · unaccepted (synonym)
Plicolyria Bail & Poppe, 2001 · unaccepted
Pseudolyria K. Martin, 1931 † · unaccepted
Sannalyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Voluta (Lyria) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted
- Species Lyria acuticostata Chapman, 1920 †
- Species Lyria acuticostulata Darragh, 1989 †
- Species Lyria anna (R. P. Lesson, 1833)
- Species Lyria aquitanica Peyrot, 1928 †
- Species Lyria archeri (Angas, 1865)
- Species Lyria beauii (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
- Species Lyria boholensis Poppe, 1987
- Species Lyria bondarevi Bail & Poppe, 2004
- Species Lyria boucheti Bail & Poppe, 2004
- Species Lyria branderi (Defrance, 1829) †
- Species Lyria brianoi Poppe, 1999
- Species Lyria cassidula (Reeve, 1849)
- Species Lyria cleaveri H. Morrison, 2008
- Species Lyria cloveriana C. S. Weaver, 1963
- Species Lyria cordis Bayer, 1971
- Species Lyria coroni (Morlet, 1888) †
- Species Lyria craticulata Darragh, 2017 †
- Species Lyria decora (Beyrich, 1853) †
- Species Lyria degrangei Peyrot, 1928 †
- Species Lyria delessertiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1842)
- Species Lyria deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859)
- Species Lyria doutei Bouchet & Bail, 1991
- Species Lyria ellenae H. Morrison, 2022
- Species Lyria estotiensis Bail, Ledon & Pacaud, 2022 †
- Species Lyria exorata Bouchet & Poppe, 1988
- Species Lyria gabbi E. H. Vokes, 1998 †
- Species Lyria gemmata Tate, 1889 †
- Species Lyria goldfussi (Deshayes, 1865) †
- Species Lyria gracilicostata Ludbrook, 1978 †
- Species Lyria gracilis Staadt, 1913 †
- Species Lyria grandidieri Bail, 2002
- Species Lyria grangei Cernohorsky, 1980
- Species Lyria grangeri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
- Species Lyria guionneti Poppe & Conde, 2001
- Species Lyria hanzawai MacNeil, 1961 †
- Species Lyria harpula (Lamarck, 1803) †
- Species Lyria harpularia Tate, 1888 †
- Species Lyria ickei K. Martin, 1906 †
- Species Lyria incomperta Hoerle & E. H. Vokes, 1978 †
- Species Lyria insignita Iredale, 1940
- Species Lyria jugosa (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) †
- Species Lyria koyuana (Yokoyama, 1928) †
- Species Lyria kuniene Bouchet, 1979
- Species Lyria lamellatoplicata Darragh & Kendrick, 2008 †
- Species Lyria laseroni (Iredale, 1937)
- Species Lyria leonardi W. K. Emerson, 1985
- Species Lyria lesbarritziana (Grateloup, 1845) †
- Species Lyria leslieboschae W. K. Emerson & Sage, 1986
- Species Lyria lozoueti Bail, Ledon & Pacaud, 2022 †
- Species Lyria lyraeformis (Swainson, 1821)
- Species Lyria madrakahensis Harzhauser, 2007 †
- Species Lyria magorum (Brocchi, 1814) †
- Species Lyria mallicki Ladd, 1975
- Species Lyria maniyaraensis Harzhauser, 2009 †
- Species Lyria michardi Bail, 2009
- Species Lyria mikoi Kosuge, 1984
- Species Lyria mitraeformis (Lamarck, 1811)
- Species Lyria mizuhonica Makiyama, 1927 †
- Species Lyria ogasawarana Bail & Chino, 2015
- Species Lyria oliva (Grateloup, 1845) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Voluta oliva Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Lyria overmanae Beets, 1942 †
- Species Lyria parens Sacco, 1890 †
- Species Lyria patbaili Bouchet, 1999
- Species Lyria pattersonia (G. Perry, 1811)
- Species Lyria pauljohnsoni Poppe & Terryn, 2002
- Species Lyria peyrehoradensis Lozouet, 2019 †
- Species Lyria picturata (Grateloup, 1834) †
- Species Lyria planicostata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Species Lyria poppei Bail, 2002
- Species Lyria pulchella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †
- Species Lyria puruensis K. Martin, 1931 †
- Species Lyria russjenseni W. K. Emerson, 1985
- Species Lyria sabaensis Bail, 1993
- Species Lyria semiacuticostata Pritchard, 1896 †
- Species Lyria simplex (Deshayes, 1835) †
- Species Lyria solangeae Bozzetti, 2008
- Species Lyria subturgidula (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †
- Species Lyria surinamensis (Okutani, 1982)
- Species Lyria tulearensis Cosel & Blöcher, 1977
- Species Lyria varicosa K. Martin, 1931 †
- Species Lyria vegai Clench & R. D. Turner, 1967
- Species Lyria ventricola (K. Martin, 1931) †
- Species Lyria zelandica H. J. Finlay, 1924 †
- Subgenus Lyria (Enaeta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Enaeta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)
- Species Lyria (Enaeta) archeri (Angas, 1865) accepted as Lyria (Mitraelyria) archeri (Angas, 1865) represented as Lyria archeri (Angas, 1865)
- Species Lyria (Enaeta) leonardhilli Petuch, 1988 accepted as Enaeta leonardhilli (Petuch, 1988) (basionym)
- Species Lyria (Enaeta) mikoi Kosuge, 1984 accepted as Lyria mikoi Kosuge, 1984
- Species Lyria (Enaeta) perturbatrix (Maury, 1917) † accepted as Enaeta perturbatrix (Maury, 1917) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Lyria (Festilyria) Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 accepted as Callipara (Festilyria) Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 accepted as Festilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
- Species Lyria (Festilyria) aphrodite Bondarev, 1999 accepted as Callipara aphrodite (Bondarev, 1999) (basionym)
- Subgenus Lyria (Lyrispina) Banerjee & Halder, 2024 † accepted as Lyriopsis Merle & Pacaud, 2014 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Lyria (Lyrispina) cossmanni Vredenburg, 1923 † accepted as Lyriopsis cossmanni (Vredenburg, 1923) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lyria africana (Reeve, 1856) accepted as Festilyria africana (Reeve, 1856) accepted as Callipara africana (Reeve, 1856)
- Species Lyria antarctica Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Miomelon antarctica (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) †
- Species Lyria aturensis Peyrot, 1928 † accepted as Lyria parens Sacco, 1890 †
- Species Lyria coquillensis F. E. Turner, 1938 † accepted as Eovoluta coquillensis (F. E. Turner, 1938) † (original combination)
- Species Lyria cossmanni Vredenburg, 1923 † accepted as Lyriopsis cossmanni (Vredenburg, 1923) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lyria dondani Angioy & Biraghi, 1982 accepted as Lyria mallicki Ladd, 1975 (synonym)
- Species Lyria feddeni Vredenburg, 1923 † accepted as Lyria cossmanni Vredenburg, 1923 † accepted as Lyriopsis cossmanni (Vredenburg, 1923) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lyria grockeae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) accepted as Lyria mitraeformis f. grockeae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) accepted as Lyria mitraeformis mitraeformis (Lamarck, 1811)
- Species Lyria guttata (Reeve, 1849) accepted as Enaeta reevei Dall, 1907
- Species Lyria habei Okutani, 1979 accepted as Lyria mallicki Ladd, 1975
- Species Lyria harpa (Barnes, 1824) accepted as Enaeta barnesii (Gray, 1825)
- Species Lyria howensis Iredale, 1940 accepted as Lyria deliciosa howensis Iredale, 1940 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Lyria kimberi Cotton, 1932 accepted as Lyria mitraeformis (Lamarck, 1811) (synonym)
- Species Lyria leonardhilli Petuch, 1988 accepted as Enaeta leonardhilli (Petuch, 1988) (original combination)
- Species Lyria nucleus (Lamarck, 1811) accepted as Lyria pattersonia (G. Perry, 1811) (synonym)
- Species Lyria opposita Iredale, 1937 accepted as Lyria pattersonia (G. Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lyria pallidula Habe, 1962 accepted as Lyria cassidula pallidula Habe, 1962
- Species Lyria pedersenii A. E. Verrill, 1870 accepted as Enaeta cumingii (Broderip, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lyria peroniana Iredale, 1940 accepted as Lyria pattersonia (G. Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lyria ponsonbyi (E. A. Smith, 1901) accepted as Festilyria ponsonbyi (E. A. Smith, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lyria pycnopleura J. A. Gardner, 1938 † accepted as Falsilyria pycnopleura (J. A. Gardner, 1938) † (original combination)
- Species Lyria queketti (E. A. Smith, 1901) accepted as Simililyria queketti (E. A. Smith, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lyria reinai Angioy & Biraghi, 1981 accepted as Lyria mallicki Ladd, 1975 (synonym)
- Species Lyria santoensis Ladd, 1975 accepted as Lyria planicostata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Species Lyria taiwanica Lan, 1975 accepted as Lyria planicostata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Species Lyria valentina Bondarev, 1994 accepted as Lyria doutei Bouchet & Bail, 1991 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lyria vicdani Kosuge, 1981 accepted as Lyria mallicki Ladd, 1975 (synonym)
- Subgenus Lyria (Harpella) Gray, 1855 represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Harpella) branden (Defrance, 1829) † accepted as Lyria branderi (Defrance, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lyria (Harpella) decora (Beyrich, 1853) † accepted as Lyria decora (Beyrich, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lyria (Harpella) harpula (Lamarck, 1803) † accepted as Lyria harpula (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lyria (Harpella) subturgidula (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † accepted as Lyria subturgidula (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lyria (Harpella) overmanae Beets, 1942 † represented as Lyria overmanae Beets, 1942 †
- Subgenus Lyria (Harpeola) Dall, 1907 represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Harpeola) anna (R. P. Lesson, 1833) represented as Lyria anna (R. P. Lesson, 1833)
- Subgenus Lyria (Indolyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001 represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) bondarevi Bail & Poppe, 2004 represented as Lyria bondarevi Bail & Poppe, 2004
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) brianoi Poppe, 1999 represented as Lyria brianoi Poppe, 1999
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) cloveriana C. S. Weaver, 1963 represented as Lyria cloveriana C. S. Weaver, 1963
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) delessertiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1842) represented as Lyria delessertiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1842)
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) doutei Bouchet & Bail, 1991 represented as Lyria doutei Bouchet & Bail, 1991
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) leslieboschae W. K. Emerson & Sage, 1986 represented as Lyria leslieboschae W. K. Emerson & Sage, 1986
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) lyraeformis (Swainson, 1821) represented as Lyria lyraeformis (Swainson, 1821)
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) maniyaraensis Harzhauser, 2009 † represented as Lyria maniyaraensis Harzhauser, 2009 †
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) michardi Bail, 2009 represented as Lyria michardi Bail, 2009
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) patbaili Bouchet, 1999 represented as Lyria patbaili Bouchet, 1999
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) pauljohnsoni Poppe & Terryn, 2002 represented as Lyria pauljohnsoni Poppe & Terryn, 2002
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) solangeae Bozzetti, 2008 represented as Lyria solangeae Bozzetti, 2008
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) surinamensis (Okutani, 1982) represented as Lyria surinamensis (Okutani, 1982)
- Species Lyria (Indolyria) tulearensis Cosel & Blöcher, 1977 represented as Lyria tulearensis Cosel & Blöcher, 1977
- Subgenus Lyria (Lyria) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Lyria) delessertiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1842) accepted as Lyria delessertiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1842)
- Species Lyria (Lyria) grangei Cernohorsky, 1980 accepted as Lyria grangei Cernohorsky, 1980
- Species Lyria (Lyria) habei Okutani, 1979 accepted as Lyria (Lyria) mallicki Ladd, 1975 represented as Lyria mallicki Ladd, 1975 (synonym)
- Species Lyria (Lyria) kawamurai T. Habe, 1975 accepted as Lyria planicostata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lyria (Lyria) cassidula (Reeve, 1849) represented as Lyria cassidula (Reeve, 1849)
- Species Lyria (Lyria) cordis Bayer, 1971 represented as Lyria cordis Bayer, 1971
- Species Lyria (Lyria) deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859) represented as Lyria deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859)
- Species Lyria (Lyria) insignita Iredale, 1940 represented as Lyria insignita Iredale, 1940
- Species Lyria (Lyria) laseroni (Iredale, 1937) represented as Lyria laseroni (Iredale, 1937)
- Species Lyria (Lyria) leonardi W. K. Emerson, 1985 represented as Lyria leonardi W. K. Emerson, 1985
- Species Lyria (Lyria) mallicki Ladd, 1975 represented as Lyria mallicki Ladd, 1975
- Species Lyria (Lyria) ogasawarana Bail & Chino, 2015 represented as Lyria ogasawarana Bail & Chino, 2015
- Species Lyria (Lyria) pattersonia (G. Perry, 1811) represented as Lyria pattersonia (G. Perry, 1811)
- Species Lyria (Lyria) russjenseni W. K. Emerson, 1985 represented as Lyria russjenseni W. K. Emerson, 1985
- Species Lyria (Lyria) vegai Clench & R. D. Turner, 1967 represented as Lyria vegai Clench & R. D. Turner, 1967
- Subgenus Lyria (Microlyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001 represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Microlyria) mikoi Kosuge, 1984 represented as Lyria mikoi Kosuge, 1984
- Subgenus Lyria (Mitraelyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001 represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Mitraelyria) grockeae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) accepted as Lyria mitraeformis f. grockeae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) accepted as Lyria mitraeformis mitraeformis (Lamarck, 1811)
- Species Lyria (Mitraelyria) archeri (Angas, 1865) represented as Lyria archeri (Angas, 1865)
- Species Lyria (Mitraelyria) beauii (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857) represented as Lyria beauii (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
- Species Lyria (Mitraelyria) cleaveri H. Morrison, 2008 represented as Lyria cleaveri H. Morrison, 2008
- Species Lyria (Mitraelyria) grangei Cernohorsky, 1980 represented as Lyria grangei Cernohorsky, 1980
- Species Lyria (Mitraelyria) grangeri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900) represented as Lyria grangeri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
- Species Lyria (Mitraelyria) mitraeformis (Lamarck, 1811) represented as Lyria mitraeformis (Lamarck, 1811)
- Species Lyria (Mitraelyria) sabaensis Bail, 1993 represented as Lyria sabaensis Bail, 1993
- Subgenus Lyria (Plicolyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001 represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Plicolyria) boholensis Poppe, 1987 represented as Lyria boholensis Poppe, 1987
- Species Lyria (Plicolyria) boucheti Bail & Poppe, 2004 represented as Lyria boucheti Bail & Poppe, 2004
- Species Lyria (Plicolyria) exorata Bouchet & Poppe, 1988 represented as Lyria exorata Bouchet & Poppe, 1988
- Species Lyria (Plicolyria) grandidieri Bail, 2002 represented as Lyria grandidieri Bail, 2002
- Species Lyria (Plicolyria) guionneti Poppe & Conde, 2001 represented as Lyria guionneti Poppe & Conde, 2001
- Species Lyria (Plicolyria) kuniene Bouchet, 1979 represented as Lyria kuniene Bouchet, 1979
- Species Lyria (Plicolyria) planicostata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) represented as Lyria planicostata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Species Lyria (Plicolyria) poppei Bail, 2002 represented as Lyria poppei Bail, 2002
- Subgenus Lyria (Pseudolyria) K. Martin, 1931 † represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Pseudolyria) coroni (Morlet, 1888) † accepted as Lyria coroni (Morlet, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Lyria (Sannalyria) Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 † represented as Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847
- Species Lyria (Sannalyria) pulchella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) † represented as Lyria pulchella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †
- Species Lyria figarii Greco, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Lyria mansfieldi Dall, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Lyria taurinia (Michelotti, 1847) † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 141 [details]
page(s): 141 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lyria J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206194 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 141 [details]
original description (of Lyria (Indolyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001) 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]
original description (of Lyria (Harpeola) Dall, 1907) Dall, W. H. (1907). A review of the American Volutidae. <em>Smithsonian Miscellanous Collections.</em> 48(3): 341-373., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29986467 [details]
original description (of Dallivoluta Okutani, 1982) Okutani, T. (1982). A new genus and five new species of gastropods trawled from off Surinam. <em>Venus.</em> 41(2): 109-120.
page(s): 115 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lyreneta Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). Rediscovery of <i>Voluta brazieri</i> Cox. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 20(2): 128-129., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1937-rec-aust-mus-202-128129/
page(s): 128 [details]
original description (of Lyria (Sannalyria) Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 †) Pilsbry, H. A. & Olsson, A. A. (1954). Systems of the Volutidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 35(152): 1-36 [271-306], pls 1-4 [25-28]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10576508
page(s): 293 [23] [details]
original description (of Pseudolyria K. Martin, 1931 †) Martin, K. (1931). Mollusken aus dem Obereocän von Nanggulan. <em>Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië, Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen.</em> 18: 1-56, 7 pls.
page(s): 17 [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]
additional source Maxwell, P.A. (2003). The volutid genera Athleta and Lyria (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the New Zealand Cenozoic. <em>Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> 33: 363-394., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2003.9517735 [details]
page(s): 141 [details]
original description (of Lyria (Indolyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001) 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]
original description (of Lyria (Harpeola) Dall, 1907) Dall, W. H. (1907). A review of the American Volutidae. <em>Smithsonian Miscellanous Collections.</em> 48(3): 341-373., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29986467 [details]
original description (of Dallivoluta Okutani, 1982) Okutani, T. (1982). A new genus and five new species of gastropods trawled from off Surinam. <em>Venus.</em> 41(2): 109-120.
page(s): 115 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Lyreneta Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). Rediscovery of <i>Voluta brazieri</i> Cox. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 20(2): 128-129., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1937-rec-aust-mus-202-128129/
page(s): 128 [details]
original description (of Lyria (Sannalyria) Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 †) Pilsbry, H. A. & Olsson, A. A. (1954). Systems of the Volutidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 35(152): 1-36 [271-306], pls 1-4 [25-28]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10576508
page(s): 293 [23] [details]
original description (of Pseudolyria K. Martin, 1931 †) Martin, K. (1931). Mollusken aus dem Obereocän von Nanggulan. <em>Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië, Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen.</em> 18: 1-56, 7 pls.
page(s): 17 [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]
additional source Maxwell, P.A. (2003). The volutid genera Athleta and Lyria (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the New Zealand Cenozoic. <em>Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> 33: 363-394., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2003.9517735 [details]




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Diagnosis Shell small to medium sized, solid, stocky to elongate-fusiform. Radula uniserial with tricuspid teeth. Protoconchs are smooth. They can be large and globose with a short calcarella or small and regularly coiled. Teleoconch with axial ribs, exceptionally with true shoulder nodules. [details]