Lambis crocata
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| Five views of a shell of Lambis crocata | |
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| Two views of a shell of the orange spider conch (Lambis crocata) | |
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| Species: | L. crocata
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| Lambis crocata (Link, 1807)
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Lambis crocata, commonly known as the orange spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Description[edit]
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The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 205 mm and it is a mixture of orange and white color.
Distribution[edit]
This species is found in the Indian Ocean along the coasts of Aldabra, Chagos, the Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lambis crocata (Link, 1807). WoRMS (2009). Lambis crocata (Link, 1807). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211092 on 27 June 2010 .
- 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[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lambis crocata.
- "Lambis (Lambis) crocata crocata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.