Subspecies Lambis crocata crocata (Link, 1807)
Crocate Spider Shell, Orange Spider
- Pteroceras crocatus Link, H.F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock : Alders Erben. [6 parts with no volume description; pp.1-50, 51-100, 101-165, 1-30, 1-38, 1-38] [109, 110] [refers to Chemnitz, J.H. 1788. Neues systematiches Conchylien Cabinet. NürnbergVol. 10(1) pp. 1–376, pls 137–173 (figs 1271–1692).: figs 1508-1509 (East Indies); type locality restricted to Amboina Indonesia Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174: 158].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [158]. - Strombus aculeatus Perry, G. 1811. Conchology, or the natural history of shells containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings, executed from the natural specimens and including the latest discoveries. London : W. Miller 4 pp., 62 pls. [pl. 13, fig. 2] [(no locality); perhaps a nomen nudum; Abbott, R. T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [158]. - Pterocera aurantia Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [198] [refers to Chemnitz, J.H. 1788. Neues systematiches Conchylien Cabinet. Nürnberg Vol. 10(1) pp. 1–376, pls 137–173 (figs 1271–1692): figs 1508-1509 and Knorr, G.W. 1757. Vergnügen der Augen und des Gemüths in Vorstellung einer allgemeinen Sammlung von Schnecken und Muscheln. Nuremberg. 3 Vols 790 + 100pp., 190 pls.: pt. 5, pl. 14, fig. 3; junior homonym of ?].
Type data:
Status unknown, Indes Orientales.Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [158]. - Pteroceras aurantiacum Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1825. A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville : arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species. London : printed by E.J. Stirling for G.B. Sowerby vii, 92 pp. + appendix of xxiv pp. + coloured plates. [67] [nom. nov. for Pterocera aurantia Lamarck, 1822].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [158].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [159]
Generic Combinations
- Lambis crocata crocata (Link, 1807). —
Raven, H 2002. Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 1. Stromboidea (Gastropoda, Strombidae, Rostellariidae, Seraphidae). Vita Malacologica 1: 3-32 [20] - Lambis (Lambis) crocata crocata (Link, 1807). —
Kreipl, K. & Poppe, G.T. 2014. The family Strombidae. 1-59, pls 1-130 in Poppe, G.T. & Groh, K. (eds). Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks. [20, pl. 16, figs 1-4; pl. 30, fig. 1; pl. 126, fig. 2]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
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
Continental shelf, coral reef, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [157, 159]
Kuroda, T. 1941. A catalogue of molluscan shells from Taiwan (Formosa), with descriptions of new species. Memoirs of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Taihoku Imperial University 22(4, Geology 17): 65-216, pls 8-14 [98] (as Lambis crocata)
Raven, H 2002. Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 1. Stromboidea (Gastropoda, Strombidae, Rostellariidae, Seraphidae). Vita Malacologica 1: 3-32 [20]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [229] (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 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |