Neptunea lyrata
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.
| Neptunea lyrata | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Murex lyratus Gmelin, 1791 | |
The New England Neptune (Neptunea lyrata decemcostata) was declared the state seashell of Massachusetts in 1987.[1]
Subspecies
- Neptunea lyrata altispira
- Neptunea lyrata lyrata Gmelin, 1791 - lyre whelk
- Neptunea lyrata decemcostata (Say, 1826)[2] – wrinkled whelk or New England Neptune – synonyms:[3] Chrysodomus decemcostata (Say, 1826); Tritonium decemcostata (Say, 1826); Fusus decemcostatus Say, 1826; Neptunea turnerae Clarke, 1956
- Neptunea lyrata turnerae Clarke, 1956
Distribution
Neptunea lyrata occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, and also off Alaska.
References
- Galvin, William Francis. "Massachusetts Facts: State Symbols". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- Say, T. (1826). "Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 207-221.
- Neptunea lyrata decemcostata (Say, 1826). Malacolog Version 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. Accessed 13 December 2009.
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