Species Lambis crocata (Link, 1807)

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Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Lambis (Lambis) crocata pilsbryi Abbott, 1961 [known only from the Marquesas Islands, Polynesia (Abbott1961)].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

• Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [157]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Indian, western Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [157]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [154]

 

Common Name References

Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [102] (Orange Spider)

Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [229, pl. 640] (Crocate Spider Shell)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	STROMBOIDEA	26-Jul-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021		23-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		03-Feb-2012	MODIFIED