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| Five views of a shell of Lambis truncata | |
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| Species: | L. truncata
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| Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786)
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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.[1]
Subspecies of Lambis truncata include:
Lambis truncata truncata has a flat apex, while the apex of Lambis truncata sebae is more pointed.
Lambis truncata is the largest and heaviest of spider shells, up to 40 cm.[1] Lambis truncata is similar to Lambis lambis but with a more squarish outline.[1] Younger shells are creamy white; columella and lip usually mauve brown when older.[1]
The distribution of Lambis truncata includes the Indian Ocean off [1] Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania; the Bay of Bengal and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.
Lambis truncata lives on rubble and coarse sand in shallow water.[1]
