Lambis scorpius
| Lambis scorpius | |
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| A shell of Lambis scorpius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Lambis |
| Species: | L. scorpius |
| Binomial name | |
| Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lambis scorpius, common name the scorpion conch or scorpion spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. [1]
Detail of apertural view of the shell of Lambis scorpius scorpius.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 95 mm and 220 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Chagos, Madagascar and Tanzania; in the Western Pacific and along the Philippines.
References
- 1 2 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.
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