Lambis scorpius

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Lambis_scorpius_indomaris_01.JPG

| image_caption = A shell of Lambis scorpius

| genus = Lambis

| species = scorpius

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

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  • 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)

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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.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

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Description

File:Lambis scorpius.jpg. The eyes and operculum are visible.]]

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

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Distribution

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

References

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  • 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.