Collector’s spiral snail: Lyria cloveriana (84 mm, top-condition GEM) – magnificent, Taxidermy wall mount - Voluta lyria cloveriana - 8.4 cm - 0 mm - 0 mm - Non-CITES species - 1
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Collector’s sea snail specimen Lyria cloveriana (Voluta lyria cloveriana), 84 mm, from Sri Lanka, in good condition.
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Scientific name: Lyria cloveriana (Weaver, 1963) – named in honor of the famous American conchologist Phillip W. Clover. In German-speaking regions it is also listed as Clover whelk or Lyre-walzen snail.
Origin & Localities: South Sri Lanka; this exquisite specimen comes precisely from the near-shore depths off Tangalla (often written Tangalle), one of the most well-known type localities for this endemic species.
Habitat: A predatory gastropod, endemic to Sri Lanka, living on sandy to muddy seafloors at moderate depths of 20 to 80 meters. The shells are usually selectively recovered as bycatch from shallow-water nets used by local fishermen.
Size & Condition: 84 mm – An impressive large form! While the typical average length of this species is about 70 to 75 mm, a specimen over 80 mm already ranks among the sought-after, stately showpieces on the international collector market. Condition GEM (Absolute museum- and top-quality): perfectly preserved, knobby orange-red Apex (protoconch), a flawless, bulging body whorl without the otherwise common net scratches or feeding/gnaw marks, and an intensely developed, high-contrast zigzag and longitudinal stripe pattern.
SKU Oberdiek Voluta lyria cloveriana 50
TAGS: Nautilus, Sea Shell, Nautic, Maritime, Nautical Mollusks, Snails, Collectible, Rare
Seller's Story
We are specialists in the sale of mussels and snails from collection solutions. We get most of these from Germany.
We offer very special pieces for sale here that we do not offer on our website.
Translated by Google TranslateScientific name: Lyria cloveriana (Weaver, 1963) – named in honor of the famous American conchologist Phillip W. Clover. In German-speaking regions it is also listed as Clover whelk or Lyre-walzen snail.
Origin & Localities: South Sri Lanka; this exquisite specimen comes precisely from the near-shore depths off Tangalla (often written Tangalle), one of the most well-known type localities for this endemic species.
Habitat: A predatory gastropod, endemic to Sri Lanka, living on sandy to muddy seafloors at moderate depths of 20 to 80 meters. The shells are usually selectively recovered as bycatch from shallow-water nets used by local fishermen.
Size & Condition: 84 mm – An impressive large form! While the typical average length of this species is about 70 to 75 mm, a specimen over 80 mm already ranks among the sought-after, stately showpieces on the international collector market. Condition GEM (Absolute museum- and top-quality): perfectly preserved, knobby orange-red Apex (protoconch), a flawless, bulging body whorl without the otherwise common net scratches or feeding/gnaw marks, and an intensely developed, high-contrast zigzag and longitudinal stripe pattern.
SKU Oberdiek Voluta lyria cloveriana 50
TAGS: Nautilus, Sea Shell, Nautic, Maritime, Nautical Mollusks, Snails, Collectible, Rare
Seller's Story
We are specialists in the sale of mussels and snails from collection solutions. We get most of these from Germany.
We offer very special pieces for sale here that we do not offer on our website.
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Era
1900-2000
Specimen
Collector’s spiral snail: Lyria cloveriana (84 mm, top-condition GEM) – magnificent,
Scientific name
Voluta lyria cloveriana
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Sri Lanka
CITES relevancy
Non-CITES species
Condition
Good condition
Year
1980
Weight
0 g
Height
8.4 cm
Width
0 mm
Depth
0 mm
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