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Lyria decora

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Voluta decora was named by Beyrich (1853) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Atlantic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Lyria decora by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Lyria (Harpella) decora by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Voluta decora Beyrich
1995Lyria (Harpella) decora Pacaud and Le Renard p. 166
1995Lyria decora Tracey 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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeLyriini(Pilsbry and Olsson 1954)
genusLyriaGray 1847
speciesdecora(Beyrich 1853)

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.

Lyria decora Beyrich 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Lyria decora (8124)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Lyria decora (42636 42644)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Lyria decora (78567)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Lyria decora (103760)