Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. As well as being the systematic or scientific name, Spondylus is also the most often used common name for these animals, though they are also known as thorny oysters, spiny oysters, and as spondylids. The meat of these bivalves is edible.
Photo: @dinobiancolini · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
European Thorny Oyster
Spondylus gaederopus
- Observations in the area
- 1
- Last sighting
- 22 January 2022
- Category
- Insects and other invertebrates
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Where it has been observed
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Photo: Fotios Christodoulou · iNaturalist · CC BY
Photo: Tobias Gratzer · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: Xymene iv · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: Frédéric ANDRE · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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