Biology:Spondylus versicolor

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Spondylus versicolor
Spondylus versicolor.jpg
Shell of Spondylus versicolor Schreibers, 1793 in National Museum of Ireland - Natural History
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Spondylidae
Genus: Spondylus
Species:
S. versicolor
Binomial name
Spondylus versicolor
Schreibers, 1793[1]
Synonyms
  • Spondylus aurantius Lamark, 1819
  • Spondylus plurispinosus Reeve, 1856[2]

Spondylus versicolor, the golden thorny oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc. It can be found in tropical waters in the Indo-West Pacific area. It is a benthic organism with a depth range of 0–25 m.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14377968 entry