Lyria deliciosa Delightful Lyria

Lyria deliciosa is commonly referred to as Delightful Lyria. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Lyria deliciosa,Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025

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Scientific:: Lyria deliciosa
German:: Hübsche Lyria
English:: Delightful Lyria

Category:: Snäckor med skal

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Volutidae (Family) > Lyria (Genus) > deliciosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Montrouzier, ), 1859

Occurrence:: Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2,0cm - 3,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, No reliable information available, Predatory, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Lyria anna
Lyria beauii
Lyria boholensis
Lyria bondarevi
Lyria boucheti
Lyria brianoi
Lyria cassidula
Lyria cleaveri
Lyria cloveriana
Lyria cordis
Lyria delessertiana
Lyria deliciosa
Hübsche Lyria
Lyria doutei
Lyria exorata
Lyria grandidieri
Lyria grangei
Lyria guionneti
Lyria insignita
Lyria kuniene
Lyria laseroni
Lyria leonardi
Lyria leslieboschae
Lyria lyraeformis
Lyria mallicki
Lyria michardi
Lyria mikoi
Lyria mitraeformis
Bischofmützen-Leierschnecke
Lyria ogasawarana
Lyria patbaili
Lyria pattersonia
Lyria pauljohnsoni
Lyria planicostata
Lyria poppei
Lyria russjenseni
Lyria sabaensis
Lyria solangeae
Lyria surinamensis
Lyria tulearensis
Lyria vegai

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-01-20 12:57:24
Last edit:: 2026-01-20 13:04:51

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Lyria deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859)

Lyria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. The shell is small to medium sized and solid. All volutes are carnivorous, feeding on other mollusks and echinoderms.

Diet: carnivore

Synonymised names
Lyria (Lyria) deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859) · alternative representation
Voluta deliciosa Montrouzier, 1859 · unaccepted (superseded combination)

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Subspecies Lyria deliciosa deliciosa (Montrouzier, 1859)
Subspecies Lyria deliciosa howensis Iredale, 1940

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Lyria deliciosa,Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025

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