Lambis millepeda

Lambis millepeda
	Five views of a shell of Lambis millepeda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Lambis
Species:	L. millepeda
Binomial name
	Lambis millepeda; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Pterocera millipeda (Linnaeus, 1758); Strombus millepeda Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym);

Lambis millepeda, the millipede spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.^[1]

Description

Classic lambis design. The legs are round and short in structure. The color extends from white, sand-colored with light brown shades. The underside has black furrows in the mouth. The size of an adult shell varies between 90–201 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.

References

^ ^a ^b Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong

External links

"Lambis (Millepes) millepeda". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

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