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Lambis truncata

Species of gastropod

Lambis truncata
Summary

Species of gastropod

  • Pterocera bryonia (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Strombus truncatus Lightfoot, 1786 (basionym)

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.

Subspecies

A shell of ''Lambis truncata truncata''
A shell of ''Lambis truncata sebae''

Subspecies of Lambis truncata include:

  • Lambis truncata truncata (Humphrey, 1786)
  • Lambis truncata sebae (Kiener, 1843)

Lambis truncata truncata has a flat apex, while the apex of Lambis truncata sebae is more pointed.

Description

A colored drawing of ''Lambis truncata'' from Kiener, 1843, depicting both the shell and soft parts

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

Lambis truncata lives on rubble and coarse sand in shallow water.

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference.

  • 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

References

  1. {{WRMS species. 211091. ''Lambis truncata'' (Humphrey, 1786)
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