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Name:
Common name:
spiny oysters, thorny oysters, giant variable thorny oyster
Synonym:
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Spondylidae → Spondylus → varius → Spondylus varius → G. B. Sowerby I, 1827
Protection status:
Quality:
Lock movable, movable flaps
Location:
Indo-Pacific / Philippines
Size of the specimen:
Length: 16,1 cm
Width: 12,5 cm
Height: 8 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.
