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Name:
Common name:
Common spider conch, Scorpion conch
Synonym:
Strombus lambis, (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Strombidae → Lambis → lambis → Lambis lambis → Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Location:
Indo-Pacific / Philippines
Size of the specimen:
Length: 13,7 cm
Width: 8,8 cm
Weight:
Common throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, this beautiful snail lives in shallow water on reefs, sand and gravel bottoms, and in mangroves. It is particularly found on red algae on which it feeds.