Lambis lambis

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Name: view 1
View of: Lambis lambis
Type of resource: still image
Media type: image/tiff
Publisher: Digital object published by Biology Department, Western Washington University.
Physical location: Western Washington University
Identifier (local): Dept_00079_01
Identifier (mabel PID): wwu:40886

Description

Name: Lambis lambis
Name variants: Genus-species: Lambis lambis
Old genus-species: Pterocera lambis
Common name: Scorpion shell, Spider conch
Description: large heavy shell, cream color with a few heavy spines
Note: Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Known habitat: Tropical seas of the eastern hemisphere
Author citation: Linnaeus, 1758
Collection: Departmental Shell Collection
Type of resource: still image
Media type: image/tiff
Publisher: Digital object published by Biology Department, Western Washington University.
Physical location: Western Washington University
Identifier (local): Dept_00079
Identifier (mabel PID): wwu:40861