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Spondylus
Thorny Oysters
Spondylidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 12963
- Locality
- Guam
- Region
- Guam
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Spondylus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,766 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, VC
(c) chelseabequia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pallarenda-Shelley Beach, AU-QL, AU
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Plage du Prophète, 13007 Marseille, France
(c) Miroslava MATEJČEKOVÁ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Adelaide SA, Australia
(c) susanbelperio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Carretera de les Marines a Dénia, Dénia, Alicante, ES
(c) The whitby Forager, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spondylus. BPBM 279913. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/279913.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026