Orange spider conch
Lambis crocata
- Usual depth13–27 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Lambis crocata, the orange spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lambis crocata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–27 m · Deepest record: 52 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Orange spider conch, orange spider conch
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Orange Spinnenschnecke, Rote Spinnenschnecke
- Japanese
- サソリガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 金黃蜘蛛螺, 金黄蜘蛛螺
Other scientific names: Lambis (Lambis) crocata, Lambis aurantia, Pterocera aurantia, Pterocera crocata, Strombus aculeatus
Similar species
- Common spider conch
Lambis lambis
- Giant spider conch
Lambis truncata
- Milleped spider conch
Lambis millepeda
- Scorpion spider conch
Lambis scorpius
Labiate StrombCanarium labiatum
Red Mouthed StrombConomurex luhuanus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 140 open-data records from 1807 to 2009.
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