Spondylus americanus
American thorny oyster
Hermann, 1781Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 420772 ↗
Photo: (c) Kent Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kent Miller (iNaturalist)
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1969
First collected
1969
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Alive today
21 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
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)
2024-10-13
Bocas del Toro, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panamá
(c) Deneb Ortigosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-04
Belize, BZ
(c) Mayve, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)