Lambis truncata
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Lambis_truncata_01.JPG
| image_caption = Five views of a shell of Lambis truncata
| image2 = Caracola (Lambis truncata), islas Ad Dimaniyat, Omán, 2024-08-15, DD 90.jpg
| image2_caption = Lambis truncata in Ad Dimaniyat Islands, Oman
| genus = Lambis
| species = truncata
| authority = (Humphrey, 1786)
| synonyms = *Lambis bryonia Gmelin, 1791
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Lambis truncata, common name the giant spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.{{WRMS species|211091|Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786)|||WoRMS (2009). Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at
Subspecies
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Subspecies of Lambis truncata include:
Lambis truncata truncata has a flat apex, while the apex of Lambis truncata sebae is more pointed.
Description
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Lambis truncata is the largest and heaviest of spider shells, up to 40 cm. Lambis truncata is similar to Lambis lambis but with a more squarish outline. Younger shells are creamy white; columella and lip usually mauve brown when older.
Distribution
The distribution of Lambis truncata includes the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania; the Bay of Bengal and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.
Ecology
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference.
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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
External links
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- {{Gastropods.com|key=9|id=1069|title=Lambis (Lambis) truncata truncata|access-date=23 April 2011}}
- [http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=3660 Animal Base]
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