Lambis millepeda

Lambis millepeda
	Five views of a shell of Lambis millepeda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Stromboidea
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, common name the millipede spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.^[1]

Description[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^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[edit]

"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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