WoRMS name details
Lambis chiragra arthritica Roding, 1798
223855 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:223855)
unaccepted
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(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]
Description Distinctive shell, up to 20 cm, with six projections (including the long siphonal canal). Colour white, with brown...
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lambis chiragra arthritica Roding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=223855 on 2025-11-10
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Nomenclature
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(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). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 21. [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 21. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | arthritic spider conch | [details] |
