Spondylus squamosus
Bearded Thorny Oyster
Spondylidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 2424.d
- Locality
- Ryukyu; Okinawa; Itoman
- Region
- Ryukyu
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Spondylus squamosus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-21.
2026-07-21
Ishigaki, Okinawa, JP
(c) Daniel Petersen och Peter Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-15
GQW9+R7, Panglao, Bohol, Filipijnen
(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-10
Tojo Una-Una, ID-ST, ID
no rights reserved
2025-02-10
Tojo Una-Una, ID-ST, ID
no rights reserved
2024-12-22
日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野
(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-07
Saporkren, Pulau Waigeo, Raja Ampat, West Papua 98482, Indonésie
(c) Jean-Marie Frenoux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spondylus squamosus. BPBM 278874. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278874.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026