Spondylus varius
Giant thorny oyster
Spondylidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 16904
- Locality
- Ryukyu; Okinawa
- Region
- Ryukyu
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Spondylus varius observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 648 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Kaledupa, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Moso, Vanuatu
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-02
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Koror, Palau
(c) orbiedog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Beach Road, Aliff, MV
(c) joyywu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spondylus varius. BPBM 278868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278868.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026