Lambis truncata was reported from 54 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 54 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific: from eastern Africa to Sudan, Egypt, Yemen and India, to southeast Asia and Australia, as far east to Pitcairn Islands and north to Hawaii and Japan. Tropical to subtropical.
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Table 1: Present in 54 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 106431
Oceania Australia AUS native 349
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 349
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 106402
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 349
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 105915
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 349
Africa Comoros COM native 3477
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 349
Africa Egypt EGY native 106410
Oceania Fiji FJI native 349
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 87883
Oceania Guam GUM native 349
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 106405
Asia India IND native 106406
Asia Indonesia IDN native 349
Asia Iran IRN native 130068
Asia Japan JPN native 349
Africa Kenya KEN native 97550
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 349
Africa Madagascar MDG native 349
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 349
Africa Mauritius MUS native 3477
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 106557
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 3477
Oceania Nauru NRU native 349
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 349
Oceania Niue NIU native 349
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 349
Asia Oman OMN native 130068
Oceania Palau PLW native 349
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 349
Asia Philippines PHL native 128987
Asia Philippines PHL native 349
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 87866
Africa Reunion I. REU native 3477
Oceania Samoa WSM native 349
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 106209
Africa Seychelles SYC native 106407
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 349
Africa Somalia SOM native 97551
Africa Sudan SDN native 105909
Africa Tanzania TZA native 106403
Asia Thailand THA native 105537
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 349
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 349
Oceania Tonga TON native 349
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 87883
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 349
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 349
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 106404
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 106408
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 349
Asia Yemen YEM native 106009

Table 4: Reported from 54 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 106431
Oceania Australia AUS native 349
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 349
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 106402
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 349
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 105915
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 349
Africa Comoros COM native 3477
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 349
Africa Egypt EGY native 106410
Oceania Fiji FJI native 349
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 87883
Oceania Guam GUM native 349
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 106405
Asia India IND native 106406
Asia Indonesia IDN native 349
Asia Iran IRN native 130068
Asia Japan JPN native 349
Africa Kenya KEN native 97550
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 349
Africa Madagascar MDG native 349
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 349
Africa Mauritius MUS native 3477
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 106557
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 3477
Oceania Nauru NRU native 349
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 349
Oceania Niue NIU native 349
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 349
Asia Oman OMN native 130068
Oceania Palau PLW native 349
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 349
Asia Philippines PHL native 128987
Asia Philippines PHL native 349
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 87866
Africa Reunion I. REU native 3477
Oceania Samoa WSM native 349
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 106209
Africa Seychelles SYC native 106407
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 349
Africa Somalia SOM native 97551
Africa Sudan SDN native 105909
Africa Tanzania TZA native 106403
Asia Thailand THA native 105537
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 349
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 349
Oceania Tonga TON native 349
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 87883
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 349
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 349
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 106404
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 106408
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 349
Asia Yemen YEM native 106009
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