Lambis scorpius Scorpio Spider Conch

Lambis scorpiusis commonly referred to as Scorpio Spider Conch. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

745 

AphiaID:

211089 

Scientific:

Lambis scorpius 

German:

Skorpions-Flügelschnecke 

English:

Scorpio Spider Conch 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Lambis (Genus) > scorpius (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Philippines, Tansania, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

2 - 7,5 Meter 

Size:

5.12" - 6.69" (13cm - 17cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus, Herbivorous, omnivore 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lambis arachnoides
• 
  Lambis crocata
  Orange Spinnenschnecke, Flügelschnecke
• 
  Lambis lambis
  Flügelschnecke, Kleine Teufelskralle
• Lambis lilikae
• 
  Lambis millepeda
  Tausenfüßler-Schnecke, Flügelschnecke
• Lambis pilsbryi
• Lambis robusta
• 
  Lambis scorpius
  Skorpions-Flügelschnecke
• 
  Lambis truncata
  Große Flügelschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-16 19:26:29 

Last edit:

2021-10-15 21:00:35 

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