Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Bearded Thorny Oyster
Bearded Thorny Oyster
Scientific Name: Spondylus barbatus
Family: Spondylidae
Category: Thorny Oysters
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Distribution: West Pacific

Invertebrates
Bivalves & Chitons
Thorny Oysters

Bearded Thorny Oyster

Variable Thorny Oyster

Honeycomb Oysters
True Oysters
File Clams
Chitons
Scallops
Feather Oysters
Giant Clams


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