Millipede Spider Conch
Lambis millepeda
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.
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Description
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.
Range & habitat
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 194625.