Common spider conch
Lambis lambis
- Usual depth1–20 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lambis lambis, common name the 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 lambis”, 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: 14 records
- February: 32 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 29 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 43 records
- August: 50 records
- September: 43 records
- October: 30 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–20 m · Deepest record: 32 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Common spider conch, Smooth spider conch, common spider conch, smooth spider conch
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Gemeine Spinnenschnecke, Krabben-Fechterschnecke
- Japanese
- クモガイ
Other scientific names: Lambis (Lambis) lambis, Lambis adamii, Lambis cerea, Lambis hermaphrodita, Lambis laciniata, Lambis lamboides, Lambis lobata, Lambis maculata, Pterocera lambis, Strombus lambis
Similar species
- Giant spider conch
Lambis truncata
- Orange spider conch
Lambis crocata
- 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).
- 849 open-data records from 1758 to 2024.
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