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European Thorny Oyster (Spondylus gaederopus)
Invertebrateverified

Spondylus gaederopus

Linnaeus, 1758

European Thorny Oyster

Also known as: Spinous Scallop, Thorny Oyster

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Pectinida

Family

Spondylidae

Where to find it

Other species in Spondylidae

Digitate Thorny Oyster (Spondylus tenuis)

Spondylus tenuis

Digitate Thorny Oyster

American Thorny Oyster (Spondylus americanus)

Spondylus americanus

American Thorny Oyster

Spondylus gussonii

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