Species Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Spider Shell, Smooth Spider Shell, Spider Conch
- Strombus lambis Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [743] [no. 425].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1 male specimen (Linnean Society, Linnean Collection), O. Asiae, subsequently restricted to Amboina, Indonesia.Type locality references:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153].Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153]. - Strombus lambis Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [junior homonym; not Strombus lambis Linnaeus, 1758].
- Lambis lobata Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [65, 68] [no. 872, refers to Martini, F.H.W. 1777. Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg: Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe Vol. 3 pp. vi + 434, pls 1xvi–cxxi.: fig. 902, a junior homonym of Lambis lobata Röding, P.F. 1798. no. 826 which is Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, J. 1786. A catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased: which will be sold by auction etc. Londonpp. vii, 1-194].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153]. - Lambis cerea Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [66m, no. 846] [nom. nov. for Strombus lambis Gmelin, 1791].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153]. - Lambis hermaphrodita Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [68, no. 875] [nom. nov. for Strombus lambis Gmelin, 1791].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153]. - Lambis laciniata Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [68, no. 877] [nom. nov. for Strombus lambis Gmelin, 1791].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153]. - Lambis maculata Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [67] [no. 854, refers to Martini, F.H.W. 1777. Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe Vol. 3 pp. vi + 434, pls 1xvi–cxxi.: figs. 858, 859].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153]. - Lambis lamboides Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [66, no. 845] [nom. nov. for Strombus lambis Gmelin, 1791].
Secondary source:
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [153]
Generic Combinations
- Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Raven, H 2002. Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 1. Stromboidea (Gastropoda, Strombidae, Rostellariidae, Seraphidae). Vita Malacologica 1: 3-32 [20, pl. 9, figs 51-52] - Lambis (Lambis) lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [154, pl. 19, figs 1a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-West Pacific. Cocos (Keeling) Island C.120081
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, in coral rubble, macroalgae substrate, marine, sand bottom, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Abbott, R.T. 1961. The genus Lambis in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(3): 147-174 [151, 153]
Raven, H 2002. Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 1. Stromboidea (Gastropoda, Strombidae, Rostellariidae, Seraphidae). Vita Malacologica 1: 3-32 [20, pl. 9, figs 51-52]
Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [66, pt. 2, no. 844] (as Lambis lambis Gmelin, in Abbott 1961)
Sowerby, G.B. (ed.) 1842. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 1. [41, pl. 11, figs. 5 and 7, not 6] (as Pterocera lambis Linnaeus, in Abbott 1961)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [154, pl. 19, figs 1a-b]
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] (Smooth Spider Shell)
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [230, pl. 645] (Common Spider Shell)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [106, pl. 107] (Spider Conch)
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 |