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Neptunea lyrata (Gmelin, 1791)

254477 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254477)

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(of ) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Alaskan Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Alaskan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Distribution SE Bering Sea (Bristol Bay and Pribilof Is.), along the Aleutian Islands, west to Adak Island, and south and east to...  
Distribution SE Bering Sea (Bristol Bay and Pribilof Is.), along the Aleutian Islands, west to Adak Island, and south and east to southeastern Alaska, and northern British Columbia. Common in the inside waters of southeastern Alaska, but rare or absent from the outside. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Neptunea lyrata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254477 on 2026-08-27
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Neptunea lyrata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254477 on 2026-08-27
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2007-12-17 11:39:20Z
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2010-03-31 06:40:42Z
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2010-07-19 15:09:49Z
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2014-04-26 19:17:18Z
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original description (of ) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Fraussen K. & Terryn Y. (2017). On the identity of <i>Neptunea lyrata</i> (Gmelin, 1791) (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea), with description of <i>Neptunea excelsior</i> sp. nov. from the northern West Pacific. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 56(3): 68-81. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Clark, R. N. (2025). Re-examination of the <i>Neptunea lyrata</i> (Gmelin, 1791) species complex in the northeastern Pacific (Salish Sea to the Gulf of Alaska), with description of three new species. <em>The Festivus.</em> 57(3): 184-195., available online at http://doi:10.54173/F573184
page(s): 185, figs 1-6 [details] 

additional source Fraussen K. & Terryn Y. (2007). The family Buccinidae. Genus <i>Neptunea</i>. <i>In</i>: A Conchological Iconography [Directed by Guido T. Poppe & Klaus Groh]. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 159 pp., 154 pls. [details] 
 
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Distribution SE Bering Sea (Bristol Bay and Pribilof Is.), along the Aleutian Islands, west to Adak Island, and south and east to southeastern Alaska, and northern British Columbia. Common in the inside waters of southeastern Alaska, but rare or absent from the outside. [details]
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English Ridged whelkRidged neptuneRibbed whelkRibbed neptuneLyre whelkLyre neptuneLyrate whelkLyrate neptuneCommon Northwest whelkCommon Northwest neptune  [details]
Russian Нептунея лирообразная  [details]
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