Where does the giant spider conch live?
Lambis truncata has 959 records in 55 countries and territories, from 1896 to 2026. Most records come from French Polynesia.
- 959 records
- 55 places
- 82 years recorded
- Gastropoda class
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaLittorinimorphaStrombidaeLambis
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18962026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 198 | |
| Australia | 89 | |
| Egypt | 87 | |
| New Caledonia | 81 | |
| Tuvalu | 59 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 45 | |
| Marshall Islands | 44 | |
| Fiji | 36 | |
| Seychelles | 22 | |
| Cook Islands | 19 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | |
| Réunion | 18 | |
| Madagascar | 16 | |
| Mayotte | 16 | |
| Kiribati | 15 | |
| Philippines | 15 | |
| Tanzania | 15 | |
| Micronesia | 13 | |
| Kenya | 13 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 12 | |
| Indonesia | 10 | |
| Maldives | 9 | |
| Samoa | 8 | |
| Mauritius | 7 | |
| Nauru | 7 | |
| Tonga | 7 | |
| Malaysia | 6 | |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | |
| Mozambique | 5 | |
| ZZ | 5 | |
| Japan | 4 | |
| Niue | 4 | |
| Palau | 4 | |
| Vanuatu | 4 | |
| American Samoa | 3 | |
| Djibouti | 3 | |
| Israel | 3 | |
| India | 3 | |
| Oman | 3 | |
| South Africa | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 55 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Strombidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.