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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Strombidae

Lambis (Lambis) lambis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Strombus lambis Linnaeus, 1758
   Strombus lambis Gmelin, 1791
   Lambis lobata R�ding, 1798
   Lambis cerea R�ding, 1798
   Lambis hermaphrodita R�ding, 1798
   Lambis laciniata R�ding, 1798
   Lambis maculata R�ding, 1798
   Lambis lamboides R�ding, 1798

Common Name

Smooth Spider Shell p.102
Spider Conch p.106, pl.107 Wilson, B 2002.
Common Spider Shell p.230, pl.645 Coleman, N. 1975.

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.28
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.69
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: coral reef [ in coral rubble ]
substrate: sand bottom

References

Abbott, R. T. 1961. p.151 General reference
Abbott, R. T. 1961. p.153 Synonomy
Kreipl, K. & Poppe, G.T. 1999. p.19 [numerous illustrations] General reference
R�ding, P.F. 1798. p.66 [pt. 2, no. 844, as Lambis lambis Gmelin, in ] New combination
Sowerby, G.B. 1842. p.41 [pl. 11, figs. 5 and 7, not 6, as Pterocera lambis Linnaeus, in ] New combination
Wilson, B. 1993. p.154 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Stromboidea
                        Strombidae
                          Lambis R�ding, 1798
                            Lambis (Lambis) R�ding, 1798
                              Lambis (Lambis) lambis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7869) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-26.