Lambis

Lambis is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.

Lambis
Temporal range:
Five views of a shell of Lambis crocata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Lambis
Röding, 1798
Type species
Strombus lambis Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Lambis (Lambis) Röding, 1798
  • Lambis (Millepes) Mörch, 1852
  • Millepes Mörch, 1852
  • Pterocera Lamarck, 1799 (junior objective synonym of Lambis)
  • Pterocera (Heptadactylus) Mörch, 1852
  • Pterocera (Millepes) Mörch, 1852
  • Pteroceras as of Link, 1807 (incorrect subsequent spelling of Pterocera)
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