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Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
Scientific name: Spondylus varius

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Bivalvia → Subclass Autobranchia → Infraclass Pteriomorphia → Order Pectinida → Superfamily Pectinoidea → Family Spondylidae → Genus Spondylus

Common name: Variable Thorny Oyster
Locations: Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesBivalves
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Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
Spawning
Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
Spondylus varius (Variable Thorny Oyster)
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