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Name:
Common name:
spiny oysters, thorny oysters
Synonym:
Spondylus gloriosus visayensis, (Poppe & Tagaro, 2010)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Spondylidae → Spondylus → visayensis → Spondylus visayensis → Poppe & Tagaro, 2010
Protection status:
Quality:
Location:
Nocnocan Island, Bohol / Philippines
Size of the specimen:
Length: 9,6 cm
Width: 9,3 cm
Weight:
Fantastic and rare spiny oyster from a small island off the Philippine island of Bohol. The effort involved in cleaning and preparing these filigree housings, which are overgrown with all sorts of algae and creatures in the sea, is immense.
Dimensions with thorns.
