Lyria lyraeformis

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Lyria lyraeformis is a species of sea snail in the volute snail family (Volutidae). It was first described by Swainson in 1821. Adults have shells up to about 140 mm long. This snail occurs in the waters off Somalia in East Africa. Classification: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Mollusca; Class Gastropoda; Family Volutidae; Genus Lyria; Species Lyria lyraeformis. Binomial name: Lyria lyraeformis (Swainson, 1821).