MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Lambis arthritica Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
basis of record
Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 21. [details]
From other sources
Description Distinctive shell, up to 20 cm, with six projections (including the long siphonal canal). Colour white, with brown mottling and streaks. Columella dark brown with pale pleats. Habitat: sandy bottoms in shallow areas. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Regional names: Port. Aranha-de-cinco-dedos. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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English |
arthritic spider conch |
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