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Lambis Montorum
''Lambis'' is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011)Lambis Röding, 1798 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-04-23 Description The siphonal canal is long and curved, and the apertural lip is adorned with circumapertural projections, which are fingerlike processes emanating from the edge of the shell aperture.Stone J. R. (last change 15 September 2004)"Projecting into the past to determine ancestral forms". accessed 27 September 2010. Species Species within the genus ''Lambis'' include: * ''Lambis arachnoides'' * ''Lambis crocata'' * ''Lambis lambis'' * ''Lambis lilikae'' Villar, 2016 * ''Lambis millepeda'' * '' Lambis montorum'' T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2020 * '' Lambis pilsbryi'' * '' Lambis robusta'' * ''Lambis scorpius'' * '' Lambis truncata'' ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Lambis adamii'' : synonym of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropod Shell
The gastropod shell is part of the body of a Gastropoda, gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical damage, and dehydration, but also serves for muscle attachment and calcium storage. Some gastropods appear shell-less (slugs) but may have a remnant within the mantle, or in some cases the shell is reduced such that the body cannot be retracted within it (semi-slug). Some snails also possess an operculum that seals the opening of the shell, known as the Aperture (mollusc), aperture, which provides further protection. The study of mollusc shells is known as conchology. The biological study of gastropods, and other molluscs in general, is malacology. Shell morphology terms vary by species group. Shell layers The gastropod shell has three major layers secreted by the Mantle (mollusc), mantle. The calcareous central layer, tracum, is typically made of calcium carbonate precipitated into an organic matrix known as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
