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Neptunea lyrata
Species of mollusc / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neptunea lyrata, also known by the common names New England Neptune, wrinkled whelk, ribbed Neptune, inflated whelk, lyre whelk or lyre Neptune, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, and is the state shell of Massachusetts. This species consists of several subspecies.
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Neptunea lyrata | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Neptunea lyrata showing the operculum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Buccinidae |
Genus: | Neptunea |
Species: | N. lyrata |
Binomial name | |
Neptunea lyrata J. F. Gmelin, 1791 | |
Synonyms | |
Murex lyratus Gmelin, 1791 |
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The New England Neptune (Neptunea lyrata decemcostata) was declared the state seashell of Massachusetts in 1987.[1]