Lambis crocata Orange Spider Conch

Lambis crocata is commonly referred to as Orange 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.

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lexID:

747 

AphiaID:

211092 

Scientific:

Lambis crocata 

German:

Orange Spinnenschnecke, Flügelschnecke 

English:

Orange Spider Conch 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Link, ), 1807 

Occurrence:

Bali, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Philippines, Réunion , Tansania, the Seychelles 

Sea depth:

- 64 Meter 

Size:

5.12" - 9.45" (13cm - 24cm) 

Weight:

117 g 

Temperature:

°F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus, Frozen Food (large sort), Herbivorous, omnivore, Worms 

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, Gemeine Spinnenschnecke
• 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 19:33:03 

Last edit:

2021-10-15 20:46:00 

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