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Lambis
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Lambis is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.

Species

spider conch snails

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderLittorinimorpha
  5. FamilyStrombidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded9,440

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
138
With media
8
Family
Strombidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UWBM, CAS, UCMP, DMNH, USNM
Recorded in
Philippines, Fiji, Madagascar, RéUnion, Vanuatu, Indonesia, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Tanzania

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Strombidae
Image
Lambis crocata.jpg
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taxon name
Lambis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Lambis
Commons category
Lambis
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Species
  • References

Lambis is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.

==Description==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lambis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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