Scorpion Spider Conch

Lambis scorpius

''Lambis scorpius'', common name the scorpion conch or scorpion spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
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Appearance

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

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Chagos, Madagascar and Tanzania; in the Western Pacific and along the Philippines.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyStrombidae
GenusLambis
SpeciesL. scorpius
Photographed in
Indonesia
Maldives