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Spondylus squamosus
Spondylus squamosus Schreibers, 1793
Ducal thorny oyster
photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Family:  Spondylidae (thorny oysters)
Max. size:  10 cm SHH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from India to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Shell used for shellcraft (Ref. 348). Attached to rocks or dead corals in shallow waters (Ref. 348).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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