Lambis millepeda

Lambis millepeda, the millipede spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.^[1]

Lambis millepeda
Five views of a shell of Lambis millepeda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Lambis
Species:	L. millepeda
Binomial name
Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
Pterocera millipeda (Linnaeus, 1758) Strombus millepeda Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.