Cancellaria lyrata

Cancellaria lyrata, the lyrate nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Lyrate nutmeg
Shell of Cancellaria lyrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Cancellaria
Species:
C. lyrata
Binomial name
Cancellaria lyrata
A. Adams & Reeve, 1850

Distribution

This species can be found in Cape Verde.[1][2]

Bibliography
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

References
  1. Cancellaria lyrata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. GBIF


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