Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Variable Thorny Oyster
Spondylus varius
Variable Thorny Oyster
Category: Thorny Oysters
Scientific Name: Spondylus varius
Synonyms: Spondylus varians
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Bivalvia (Class) Bivalves
 └Pectinida (Order) Scallops and Allies
  └Spondylidae (Family) Thorny Oysters
   └Spondylus (Genus)
    └S. varius (Species)
WoRMS ID: 207853🔗
iNaturalist ID: 123461🔗

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