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Lambis Truncata ( No Spine )82

Stromboidea (RT82)
Strombidae
Lambis Truncata (Linnaeus 1758)
Common name: Giant Spider Conch
Sand inshore
Origin: India
15cm (6in)

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Lambis Truncata/Giant Spider Conch
This Lambis Truncata is an impressive specimen.With its large size,it offers a distinctive and commanding presence in any room.The Truncata’s conical shape ensures it stands out from the crowd with its unique visual impact.

Indeed,this large, solid shell with a spire almost as long as its body whorl. The widely flared aperture has six long, hollow spines, open throughout their length, which mostly curve upwards. The siphonal canal is almost a mirror image of the uppermost spine; the stromboid notch is deep. Blunt knobs decorate the body whorl, the knob nearest the lip concave. A parietal callus covers the shell’s apertural side. Creamy white, mottled and streaked with brown.

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Size (in)

6 – 7in, 7 – 8in, 8 – 9in, 9 – 10in