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Lambis crocata, the orange spider conch, is a species of large tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. This is an Indo-Pacific species which lives in shallow water and is frequently found in coral reef areas. The image shows two views of a shell of this species with the anterior end towards the top of the image. The scale bar is 1 cm long.

Like other species within the genus Lambis, the shell of this species has an extended siphonal canal and finger-like processes that protrude from the edge of the shell aperture, which is a bright orange in color. The shell of this species is in demand as a decorative object, and thus is part of the international shell trade.