Spondylus americanus
Atlantic Thorny Oyster
Spondylidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 11206.a
- Locality
- Florida
- Region
- Florida
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Spondylus americanus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-01.
2026-07-01
Gulf of America
(c) Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-31
(c) Sue, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-27
(c) csoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-13
Bocas del Toro, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panamá
(c) Deneb Ortigosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-13
Bocas del Toro, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panamá
(c) Deneb Ortigosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-13
Bocas del Toro, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panamá
(c) Deneb Ortigosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spondylus americanus. BPBM 278722. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278722.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026