Lambis truncata

Lambis truncata
Five views of a shell of Lambis truncata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Lambis
Species: L. truncata
Binomial name
Lambis truncata
(Humphrey, 1786)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lambis bryonia Gmelin, 1791
  • 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 mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Subspecies

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

Subspecies of Lambis truncata include:

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.[1] Lambis truncata is similar to Lambis lambis but with a more squarish outline.[1] Younger shells are creamy white; columella and lip usually mauve brown when older.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Lambis truncata includes the Indian Ocean off [1] 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.[1]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference.[1]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786). WoRMS (2009). Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211091 on 27 June 2010.
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