Spondylus victoriae
Victoria's Thorny Oyster
Spondylidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 10206
- Locality
- Australia
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Spondylus victoriae observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-02.
2026-04-02
Onslow, AU
(c) casper_smit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
Onslow, AU
(c) casper_smit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
Onslow, AU
(c) casper_smit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-06
Gunn Point NT 0822, Australia
(c) CoolMcCool, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-17
Calliope - Pt A, AU-QL, AU
(c) Hendrik McCarthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-26
The Percy Group, Australia
(c) Jeff Giddins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spondylus victoriae. BPBM 278886. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278886.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026