Lambis digitata
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Specific Epithetdigitata Perry, [1811]
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Common Name
- Spider Conch (English)
Description
The common spider conch Lambis lambis (Fig. 1a) of the family Strombidae is abundant in the shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific. The species is sought by shell collectors in several locations 19 Note on the spawning and development of the common spider conch Lambis lambis Jean-François Hamel1 & Annie Mercier1 1. Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s (Newfoundland) Canada A1C 5S7 Telephone: (709) 737-2011, Fax: (709) 737-3220, Email: jfhamel@mun.ca and: Marshall Islands Science Station (MISS), College of the Marshall Islands (CMI), PO Box 1258, Majuro, MH 96960, Republic of the Marshall Islands Figure 1. (A) The common spider conch Lambis lambis collected in Majuro, Marshall Islands; (B) male and female L. lambis during copulation; (C) newly deposited egg filaments. including the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Indonesia and India, and is harvested for food in Japan. Common spider conches are found mainly on sand among rocks or on coral reefs from the intertidal zone to ca 20 m depth. For the present study, 12 specimens were collected in the lagoon of Majuro atoll, Marshall Islands, in ca 2–3 m of water on protected sand beds. They measured ~ 20 cm long. The conches were maintained at the Marshall Islands Science Station in groups of four individuals per 50 L concrete tank under flow-through conditions at ca 200 L h-1. All parameters fluctuated naturally, including salinity (29 to 33‰), temperature (24 to 29°C) and photoperiod.
Habitats
| No | Description | Suitability | Seasonality |
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Rocky Areas → Rocky Areas
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Unknown | Unknown |
Location
- Johore 1
Biodiversity Experts
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Aileen Tan Shau Hwai (Prof. Dato' Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Marine & Coastal, Science, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Synthetic Biology, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Aziz Bin Arshad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Fishes (Taxonomy), Crustaceans (Taxonomy), Fishes (Ecology), Crustaceans (Ecology), Molluscs (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation & Marine & Coastal
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Liew Thor Seng (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
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Insects, Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Conservation, Ecosystems, Evolution & Genetics
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Siti Azizah Mohd Nor (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Crustaceans, Fishes, Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Marine & Coastal & Molecular
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Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli (Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Birds (Ecology), Fishes (Ecology), Molluscs (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Marine & Coastal & Water
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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Mohamad Shafiq Hafizee Bin Mohd Azali
Species Citation :- Lambis digitata. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/66315. [Retrieved 26 April 2024].
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