WoRMS taxon details
Lambis truncata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
211091 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211091)
accepted
Species
Lambis (Lambis) truncata ([Lightfoot], 1786) · unaccepted
Lambis bryonia (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Pterocera bryonia (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Pyrula bengalina Grateloup, 1840 · unaccepted
Strombus bryonia Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Strombus truncatus [Lightfoot], 1786 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Lambis truncata ngocngai Thach, 2023
- Subspecies Lambis truncata sebae (Kiener, 1843)
- Subspecies Lambis truncata sowerbyi (Mörch, 1872)
- Subspecies Lambis truncata truncata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
marine
(of Strombus truncatus [Lightfoot], 1786) Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Dutchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): 133, species no. 2967 [details]
page(s): 133, species no. 2967 [details]
Description The largest and heaviest of spider shells, up to 40 cm. Similar to L. lambis but with a more squarish outline. Younger...
Description The largest and heaviest of spider shells, up to 40 cm. Similar to L. lambis but with a more squarish outline. Younger shells creamy white; columella and lip usually mauve brown when older. Habitat: on rubble and coarse sand in shallow water. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Regional names: Kis. Visimba, Vikocho. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Lambis truncata ([Lightfoot], 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211091 on 2024-04-19
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original description
(of Strombus truncatus [Lightfoot], 1786) Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Dutchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): 133, species no. 2967 [details]
original description (of Strombus bryonia Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3520 [details]
original description (of Pyrula bengalina Grateloup, 1840) Grateloup, J.-P. S. (1840). Mémoire descriptif sur plusieurs espèces de coquilles nouvelles ou peu connues de mollusques exotiques vivants, terrestres, fluviatilis et marins. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 11 (36): 389-455, pls 1-4. [dated 25 November 1840]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029678
page(s): 447, pl. 4 fig. 5. [details]
additional source Walls, J. G. (1980). <i>Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae</i>. <em>Hong Kong: TFH Publications.</em> [details]
additional source 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): 22. [details]
source of synonymy Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), <i>A conchological iconography</i>. pp. 1-54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks. [details]
page(s): 133, species no. 2967 [details]
original description (of Strombus bryonia Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3520 [details]
original description (of Pyrula bengalina Grateloup, 1840) Grateloup, J.-P. S. (1840). Mémoire descriptif sur plusieurs espèces de coquilles nouvelles ou peu connues de mollusques exotiques vivants, terrestres, fluviatilis et marins. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 11 (36): 389-455, pls 1-4. [dated 25 November 1840]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029678
page(s): 447, pl. 4 fig. 5. [details]
additional source Walls, J. G. (1980). <i>Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae</i>. <em>Hong Kong: TFH Publications.</em> [details]
additional source 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): 22. [details]
source of synonymy Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), <i>A conchological iconography</i>. pp. 1-54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Authority Reasoning for the square brackets: Recommendation 51D. Author anonymous, or anonymous but known or inferred. If the name of a taxon was (or is deemed to have been) established anonymously, the term "Anon." may be used as though it was the name of the authors. However, if the authorship is known or inferred from external evidence, the name of the author, if cited, should be enclosed in square brackets to show the original anonymity.
This is the case with the publication "A Catalogue of the Portland Museum..." containing the original establishment of the name Strombus truncatus.
Malacologists have attributed the work to Reverend John Lightfoot, librarian and chaplain of the Duchess of Portland. His name was not mentioned in the work itself but Dance (1962) presented convincing evidence that he was the anonymous author of the work. That is why Lightfoot's name has been taken for the authorship of the names under Recommendation 51D
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From other sources
Description The largest and heaviest of spider shells, up to 40 cm. Similar to L. lambis but with a more squarish outline. Younger shells creamy white; columella and lip usually mauve brown when older. Habitat: on rubble and coarse sand in shallow water. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Regional names: Kis. Visimba, Vikocho. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | wild-vine rootgiant spider conch | [details] |
| German | Große TeufelskralleGemeine Spinnenschnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lambis bryonia (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Pterocera bryonia (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Strombus truncatus [Lightfoot], 1786)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lambis bryonia (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Pterocera bryonia (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Strombus truncatus [Lightfoot], 1786)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
