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Name:
Common name:
Spondylus variegatus → Spiny oysters, Thorny oysters
Synonym:
Spondylus variegatus → Spondylus aculeatus, (Schreibers, 1793)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Spondylidae → Spondylus → variegatus → Spondylus variegatus → Schreibers, 1793
Protection status:
Location:
Indo-Pacific / Philippines
Size of the item:
Width: 6,5 cm
Height: 18,5 cm
Length: 6,5 cm
Size of the specimen:
Weight:
Every hard bottom of tropical waters is colonized in a short time by the mostly free-swimming larvae of various otherwise sessile organisms, and this is how such interesting communities can form.
Please note:
The storage and shipping of this object in plastic foil may lead to the development of a typical odor. Please keep the product unpackaged in a dry and well-ventilated place for a few days and the odor will be reduced during this period.
