Lambis (Lambis) crocata crocata Link, 1807
Length: 131.7 mm, Width: 59.4 mm. Scuba, day, approximately 60 ft, exposed on the reef. Hopital Point. Collected by Bob Abela on 31 May 2004.
Distribution: Throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Habitat: Although reported from sandy habitats, Guam specimens are typically found along exposed outer reefs.
Availability: Rare on Guam.
Size: According to Walls, this subspecies may reach up to 160 mm.
Comments: A mottled brown dorsum is more typical than the specimen figured here, which is almost entirely orange. L. (L.) crocata pilsbryi Abbott, 1961, endemic to the Marquesas, is characterized by its larger size and longer, straighter digits.
References:
Abbott, R. Tucker & S. Peter Dance. Compendium of Seashells. p. 81.
Cernohorsky, Walter O. 1972. Marine Shells of the Pacific, Volume II. p. 84. pl. 21, fig 3.
Johnson, Scott. Notes on the Shells of Kwajelein Atoll. The Strombidae I. Hawaiian Shell News 25(10): 4. (New Series No. 214, October 1977).
Hinton, Alan. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific. p. 8. pl. 4, fig 7.
Kira, Tetsuaki. 1965. Shells of the Western Pacific in Color, Vol. I. p. 38. pl. 17, fig. 9.
Kreipl, Kurt & Guido T. Poppe. 2000. Family Strombidae. p. 20-21. pl. 16, fig. fig. 1-4; pl. 17, fig. 1-2; pl. 30, fig. 1; pl. 35, fig. 4; pl. 126, fig. 2.
Springsteen, F. J. & F. M. Leobrera. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. p. 69. pl. 16, fig. 4.
Walls, Jerry G. 1980. Conchs, Tibias, and Harps. p. 57-58.
Wilson, Barry. 1993. Australian Marine Shells, Part One. p. 154. pl. 19, fig. 4.
Links:
- Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
- Jacksonville Shell Club: The Amazing Spider Conchs
- OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database