Lambis crocata

Lambis crocata
	Five views of a shell of Lambis crocata
	Two views of a shell of the orange spider conch (Lambis crocata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Stromboidea
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Lambis
Species:	L. crocata
Binomial name
	Lambis crocata; (Link, 1807)
Synonyms
	Lambis aurantia (Lamarck, 1822); Pterocera aurantia Lamarck, 1822; Pterocera aurantiacum Sowerby, 1825; Pterocera crocata Link, 1807 (basionym); Strombus aculeatus Perry, G., 1811;

Lambis crocata, commonly known as the orange spider conch, is a

mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 205 mm and it is a mixture of orange and white color.

This species is found in the Indian Ocean along the coasts of

^ ^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.

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