Lambis
Lambis is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.Description
The siphonal canal is long and curved, and the apertural lip is adorned with circumapertural projections, which are fingerlike processes emanating from the edge of the shell aperture.Species
Species within the genus Lambis include:
- Lambis arachnoides
- Lambis cristinae
- Lambis crocata
- Lambis indomaris
- Lambis lambis
- Lambis millepeda
- Lambis pilsbryi
- Lambis robusta
- Lambis scorpius
- Lambis sebae
- Lambis sowerbyi
- Lambis truncata
;Species brought into synonymy :
- Lambis adamii : synonym of Lambis lambis
- Lambis aurantia : synonym of Lambis crocata
- Lambis arthritica : synonym of Harpago arthriticus
- Lambis chiragra : synonym of Harpago chiragra
- Lambis digitata : synonym of Ophioglossolambis digitata
- Lambis violacea : synonym of Ophioglossolambis violacea
