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)
| synonyms =
- 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
;Subspecies:
- Lambis scorpius indomaris Abbott, 1961
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.
External links
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- {{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=1327|title=Lambis (Millepes) scorpius scorpius|access-date=23 April 2011}}
- [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 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]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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