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Lyria pulchella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †
1465334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1465334)
accepted
Species
Lyria (Sannalyria) pulchella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) † · alternative representation
Voluta pulchella G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Voluta pulchella G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †) Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 46, pl. 9, fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 46, pl. 9, fig. 4 [details]
Type locality contained in Dominican Republic
type locality contained in Dominican Republic (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lyria pulchella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1465334 on 2025-09-10
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(of Voluta pulchella G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †) Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 46, pl. 9, fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 219 [details]
page(s): 46, pl. 9, fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 219 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
