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Name:
Common name:
Spondylus varius → Spiny oysters, Thorny oysters, Giant variable thorny oyster
Synonym:
Spondylus varius → Spondylus varians
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Spondylidae → Spondylus → varius → Spondylus varius → G. B. Sowerby I, 1827
Protection status:
Location:
Indo-Pacific / Philippines
Size of the specimen:
Length: 16,7 cm
Width: 14,4 cm
Height: 7,3 cm
Weight:
The spiny oyster Spondylus varians lives in the Indo-Pacific between Australia, Japan and the Philippines at a depth of about 30 m and can reach a size of up to 20 cm.
