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Lambis lambis

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Lambis lambis was named by Linnaeus (1758) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10458].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Lambis lambis Linnaeus
2002Lambis lambis Wilson p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyStrombinaeRafinesque 1815
genusLambisLinnaeus 1758
specieslambisLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lambis lambis Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 100 to < 1000g
Thickness: thickg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:28:32
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:28:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Fiji Lambis lambis (78064)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Vanuatu Lambis lambis (78042)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Lambis lambis (192719 192720)