MolluscaBase taxon details
Epitonium lyra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
207946 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207946)
accepted
Species
Dulciscala lyra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) · unaccepted
Epitonium (Limiscala) lyra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) · unaccepted
Epitonium vestale (Hinds, 1843) · unaccepted
Foliaceiscala lyra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) · unaccepted
Scalaria lyra G. B. Sowerby II, 1844 · unaccepted (original combination)
Scalaria vestalis Hinds, 1844 · unaccepted
marine
(of Scalaria lyra G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Scalaria</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (4): 83bis-108bis, pls 32-35. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076419
page(s): 89, pl. 33 figs 38-39, pl. 34 figs 81-82 [details]
page(s): 89, pl. 33 figs 38-39, pl. 34 figs 81-82 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Epitonium lyra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207946 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Scalaria lyra G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Scalaria</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (4): 83bis-108bis, pls 32-35. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076419
page(s): 89, pl. 33 figs 38-39, pl. 34 figs 81-82 [details]
original description (of Scalaria vestalis Hinds, 1844) Hinds, R. B. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Scalaria</i> and <i>Murex</i>, from the collection of Sir Edward Belcher, C.B. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 124-129., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680102
page(s): 125. [details]
basis of record Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll. [details]
additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nakayama, T. (2003). A review of northwest Pacific epitoniids (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). <em>Monographs of Marine Mollusca.</em> 6: 1-143.
page(s): 74 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Ghosh, A. & Mukhopadhyay, A. (2015). New records of three minute gastropods from west coast of India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 115(1): 91-94, figs. 1-6., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/115/01/0091-0094.pdf
page(s): 93, figs. 5-6 [details]
page(s): 89, pl. 33 figs 38-39, pl. 34 figs 81-82 [details]
original description (of Scalaria vestalis Hinds, 1844) Hinds, R. B. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Scalaria</i> and <i>Murex</i>, from the collection of Sir Edward Belcher, C.B. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 124-129., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680102
page(s): 125. [details]
basis of record Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll. [details]
additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nakayama, T. (2003). A review of northwest Pacific epitoniids (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). <em>Monographs of Marine Mollusca.</em> 6: 1-143.
page(s): 74 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Ghosh, A. & Mukhopadhyay, A. (2015). New records of three minute gastropods from west coast of India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 115(1): 91-94, figs. 1-6., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/115/01/0091-0094.pdf
page(s): 93, figs. 5-6 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Subgenus (Limiscala) [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epitonium vestale (Hinds, 1843))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Epitonium lyra)
To Malacopics (Epitonium lyra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Fiji, Western, Viti Levu, between Thuvu and Naevuevu, lagoon, in sandpocket, by snorkeling, at 1-3 m depth, collected 1999-07-00, ex coll. H.H.M...
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Epitonium lyra)
To Malacopics (Epitonium lyra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Fiji, Western, Viti Levu, between Thuvu and Naevuevu, lagoon, in sandpocket, by snorkeling, at 1-3 m depth, collected 1999-07-00, ex coll. H.H.M...
Unreviewed
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