Lambis scorpius

Lambis scorpius
A shell of Lambis scorpius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Lambis
Species:	L. scorpius
Binomial name
Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
Lambis (Millepes) scorpius(Linnaeus, 1758) Lambis (Millepes) scorpius scorpius(Linnaeus, 1758) Lambis scorpius scorpius(Linnaeus, 1758)· accepted, alternate representation Pterocera nodosa Lamarck, 1816 Pterocera scorpius(Linnaeus, 1758) Strombus scorpius Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

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

Subspecies

• Lambis scorpius indomaris Abbott, 1961

Description

Scorpion conch (Lambis scorpius) in Mayotte. The eyes and operculum are visible.

The size of an adult shell varies between 95 mm and 220 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Chagos, Madagascar,Kenya and Tanzania; in the Western Pacific and off the Philippines.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211089 on 2011-04-23

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.
• Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
• Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1–54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.

External links

• "Lambis (Millepes) scorpius scorpius". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae