''Lambis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of large
sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs,
marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Strombidae
Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea, and the Epifamily Neostromboidae. The term true conchs, being a common name, does not have an exact me ...
, 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
process
A process is a series or set of activities that interact to produce a result; it may occur once-only or be recurrent or periodic.
Things called a process include:
Business and management
*Business process, activities that produce a specific se ...
es 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 crocata'', commonly known as the orange spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 205&nb ...
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* ''
Lambis lambis
''Lambis lambis'', common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...
''
* ''
Lambis lilikae''
Villar, 2016
* ''
Lambis millepeda
''Lambis millepeda'', common name the millipede spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
Classic lambis design. The legs are round and short in structure. The ...
''
* ''
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 Ma ...
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T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2020
* ''
Lambis pilsbryi
''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 Ma ...
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* ''
Lambis robusta
''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 Ma ...
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* ''
Lambis scorpius
''Lambis scorpius'', common name the scorpion conch or scorpion spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2011). Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accesse ...
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* ''
Lambis truncata
''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.
Subspecies
Subspecies of ''Lambis truncata'' include:
* ''Lambis truncata truncata' ...
''
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Lambis adamii'' : synonym of ''Lambis lambis''
* ''Lambis aratrum''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Euprotomus aratrum
''Euprotomus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euprotomus'' include:
*'' Euprotomus aratrum'' ( Röding, 1798)
*''Euprotomus aurisdianae'' (Linn ...
''
(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis arthritica'' : synonym of ''
Harpago arthriticus
''Harpago arthriticus'', common name : the arthritic spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between and .
Distribution
...
''
* ''Lambis aurantia'' : synonym of ''Lambis crocata''
* ''Lambis bryonia''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Lambis truncata
''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.
Subspecies
Subspecies of ''Lambis truncata'' include:
* ''Lambis truncata truncata' ...
''
( ightfoot 1786)
* ''Lambis bulla''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Euprotomus bulla
''Euprotomus bulla'', common name : the Bubble Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
The shell size varies between 48 mm and 90 mm.
Distribution
This s ...
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(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis carinata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Margistrombus marginatus
''Margistrombus marginatus'', common name: the Marginate Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2011). Margistrombus marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis carnaria''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Persististrombus latus''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Thetystrombus latus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Lambis carnea''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Persististrombus latus''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Thetystrombus latus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Lambis cerea''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Lambis lambis
''Lambis lambis'', common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis chiragra'' : synonym of ''
Harpago chiragra
''Harpago chiragra'', common name the Chiragra spider conch, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2011). Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through ...
''
* ''Lambis cristinae'' : synonym of ''Lambis scorpius indomaris''
Abbott, 1961 (hybrid of ''L. scorpius indomaris x L. lambis'')
* ''Lambis curruca''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Tricornis tricornis''
( ightfoot 1786)
* ''Lambis decora''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Conomurex decorus''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Lambis digitata'' : synonym of ''
Ophioglossolambis digitata''
* ''Lambis flammeus''
Link, 1807: synonym of ''
Conomurex persicus''
(Swainson, 1821)
* ''Lambis fragilis''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Terestrombus fragilis
''Terestrombus fragilis'', common name : the Fragile Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.
Distribution
...
''
(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis gibbosa''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Gibberulus gibberulus gibbosus''
(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis harpago''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Harpago chiragra
''Harpago chiragra'', common name the Chiragra spider conch, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2011). Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis hermaphrodita''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Lambis lambis
''Lambis lambis'', common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis indomaris'' : synonym of ''
Lambis scorpius indomaris
''Lambis scorpius indomaris'' is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Strombidae, the true conchs.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lambis scorpius indomaris Abbott, 1961. Acc ...
''
Abbott, 1961
* ''Lambis labiata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Canarium labiatum''
(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis laciniata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Lambis lambis
''Lambis lambis'', common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis lamboides'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Lambis lambis
''Lambis lambis'', common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis lobata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Lambis lambis
''Lambis lambis'', common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis lobata''
Röding, 1798 (: 65): synonym of ''
Sinustrombus sinuatus''
( ightfoot 1786)
* ''Lambis maculata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Lambis lambis
''Lambis lambis'', common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis picta''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Sinustrombus latissimus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis pipa''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Lentigo pipus''
(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis plicata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Dolomena plicata''
(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis rana''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Lentigo lentiginosus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis reticulata''
Link, 1807: synonym of ''
Canarium labiatum''
(Röding, 1798) (uncertain synonym)
* ''Lambis rugosa''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1842): synonym of ''Harpago chiragra rugosus''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
* ''Lambis sebae'' : synonym of ''Lambis truncata sebae''
(Kiener, 1843)
* ''Lambis sowerbyi'' : synonym of ''Lambis truncata sowerbyi''
(Mörch, 1872)
* ''Lambis turturella''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Laevistrombus turturella
''Laevistrombus turturella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Strombidae (true conches). There are only two living species within the genus ''Laevistrombus''; the other congene ...
''
(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis undulata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Harpago chiragra
''Harpago chiragra'', common name the Chiragra spider conch, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2011). Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* L''ambis velum''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Lobatus gallus''
(Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''
Aliger gallus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Lambis violacea'' : synonym of ''
Ophioglossolambis violacea''
* ''Lambis vomer''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Euprotomus vomer
''Euprotomus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euprotomus'' include:
*''Euprotomus aratrum'' ( Röding, 1798)
*''Euprotomus aurisdianae'' (Linna ...
''
(Röding, 1798) (original combination)
* ''Lambis wheelwhrighti''
Greene, 1978: synonym of ''
Lambis arachnoides''
Shikama, 1971
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
Strombidae
Cenozoic first appearances
Taxa named by Peter Friedrich Röding
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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