Lambis scorpius

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

Subspecies

• Lambis scorpius indomaris Abbott, 1961

Lambis scorpius
A shell of Lambis scorpius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Lambis
Species:	L. scorpius
Binomial name
Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
Lambis (Millepes) scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) Lambis (Millepes) scorpius scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) Lambis scorpius scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)· accepted, alternate representation Pterocera nodosa Lamarck, 1816 Pterocera scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) Strombus scorpius Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

Description

Scorpion conch (Lambis scorpius) in Mayotte. The eyes and operculum are visible.

The size of an adult shell varies between 95 mm and 220 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Chagos, Madagascar,Kenya and Tanzania; in the Western Pacific and off the Philippines.