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
Murex lyratus Gmelin, 1791
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.
The New England Neptune (Neptunea lyrata decemcostata) was declared the state seashell of Massachusetts in 1987.[1]
^Galvin, William Francis. "Massachusetts Facts: State Symbols". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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