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Common Northwest neptune

Neptunea lyrata

Classification

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 6