Lyrischapa pyramida Abbass 1967 (volute)

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 Lyrischapa according to H. L. Abbass 1967

Sister taxa: Lyrischapa blanfordi, Lyrischapa brevispira, Lyrischapa haimei, Lyrischapa harrisi, Lyrischapa lajollaensis, Lyrischapa sismondai, Lyrischapa soudanense, Lyrischapa spinifera, Lyrischapa vredenburgi

Type specimen: G468, a shell.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Egypt 12 (Gait El Ghorab) (Eocene of Egypt)

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