Lambis crocata

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Lambis crocata
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Five views of a shell of Lambis crocata
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Two views of a shell of the orange spider conch (Lambis crocata)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Lambis
Species:
L. crocata
Binomial name
Lambis crocata
(Link, 1807)
Synonyms [1]
  • Lambis aurantia(Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pterocera aurantia Lamarck, 1822
  • Pterocera aurantiacum Sowerby, 1825
  • Pterocera crocata Link, 1807 (basionym)
  • Strombus aculeatus Perry, G., 1811

Lambis crocata, the orange spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. [1]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 205 mm and it is a mixture of orange and white color.

Distribution

This species is found in the Indian Ocean along the coasts of Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania.

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Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea, and the Epifamily Neostromboidae. The term true conchs, being a common name, does not have an exact meaning. It may generally refer to any of the Strombidae but sometimes is used more specifically to include only Strombus and Lambis. The family currently includes 26 extant, and 10 extinct genera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stromboidea</span> Superfamily of gastropods

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<i>Harpago chiragra</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Lambis scorpius</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Lentigo lentiginosus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Harpa harpa</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Aliger gallus</i> Species of gastropod

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Lambis scorpius indomaris is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

<i>Ophioglossolambis digitata</i> Species of gastropod

Ophioglossolambis digitata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

<i>Lambis millepeda</i> Species of gastropod

Lambis millepeda, the millipede spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

<i>Lambis truncata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Tridentarius dentatus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Labiostrombus epidromis</i> Species of gastropod

Labiostrombus epidromis, common name the swan conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

<i>Gibberulus gibberulus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Canarium labiatum</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Canarium mutabile</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Sinustrombus sinuatus</i> Species of sea snail

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<i>Strombus gracilior</i> Species of gastropod

Strombus gracilior, common names the Eastern Pacific fighting conch, or the Panama fighting conch, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

References

  1. 1 2 Lambis crocata (Link, 1807) . WoRMS (2009). Lambis crocata (Link, 1807). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211092 on 27 June 2010 .