Summary description from Wikipedia:

Spondylus varius in languages:

Czech

ostnovka velká

English

Giant thorny oyster

English

Variable Thorny Oyster

French

Spondyle variable

Japanese

ミズイリショウジョウ

Korean

접시국화조개

Russian

изменчивый спондилюс

Thai

หอยนางรมหนามยักษ์

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Parent Taxon

• Spondylus

Sibling Taxa

• Spondylus americanus
• Spondylus anacanthus
• Spondylus asiaticus
• Spondylus asperrimus
• Spondylus avramsingeri
• Spondylus butleri
• Spondylus candidus
• Spondylus clarksoni
• Spondylus concavus
• Spondylus concentricus
• Spondylus crassicosta
• Spondylus crassisquama
• Spondylus darwini
• Spondylus deforgesi
• Spondylus depressus
• Spondylus eastae
• Spondylus echinatus
• Spondylus exiguus
• Spondylus exilis
• Spondylus fauroti
• Spondylus foliaceus
• Spondylus gaederopus
• Spondylus gloriandus
• Spondylus gloriosus
• Spondylus gravis
• Spondylus groschi
• Spondylus gussonii
• Spondylus heidkeae
• Spondylus imperialis
• Spondylus lamarckii
• Spondylus layardi
• Spondylus leucacanthus
• Spondylus limbatus
• Spondylus linguafelis
• Spondylus maestratii
• Spondylus mimus
• Spondylus morrisoni
• Spondylus multimuricatus
• Spondylus multisetosus
• Spondylus nicobaricus
• Spondylus occidens
• Spondylus ocellatus
• Spondylus orstomi
• Spondylus ostreoides
• Spondylus pratii
• Spondylus proneri
• Spondylus pseudogaederopus
• Spondylus raoulensis
• Spondylus reesianus
• Spondylus regius
• Spondylus rippingalei
• Spondylus rubicundus
• Spondylus senegalensis
• Spondylus spinosus
• Spondylus squamosus
• Spondylus tenellus
• Spondylus tenuis
• Spondylus tenuispinosus
• Spondylus tenuitas
• Spondylus variegatus
• Spondylus varius
• Spondylus versicolor
• Spondylus victoriae
• Spondylus violacescens
• Spondylus virgineus
• Spondylus visayensis
• Spondylus zonalis

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