Species under Spondylus
n= 59
| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spondylus albibarbatus Reeve, 1856 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Spondylus americanus Hermann, 1781 |
Atlantic thorny oyster | Western Atlantic | 11.2 |
| Spondylus anacanthus Mawe, 1823 |
Indo-Pacific | 60 | |
| Spondylus asiaticus Chenu, 1844 |
Western Pacific | 7.5 | |
| Spondylus aurispinae Damarco & Bologna, 2009 |
Western Atlantic | 17.4 | |
| Spondylus barbatus Reeve, 1856 |
Bearded thorny oyster | Indo-West Pacific | 11.5 |
| Spondylus butleri Reeve, 1856 |
Butler's thorny oyster | Western Pacific | 10 |
| Spondylus candidus Lamarck, 1819 |
Indo-Pacific | 1.133 | |
| Spondylus castus Reeve, 1856 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Spondylus crassisquama Lamarck, 1819 |
Pacific thorny oyster | Eastern Pacific, North Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean | |
| Spondylus cumingii Sowerby, 1847 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Spondylus eastae Lamprell, 1992 |
Eastern Indian Ocean | ||
| Spondylus echinatus Schreibers, 1793 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Spondylus electrum Reeve, 1856 |
Western Atlantic | 4.5 | |
| Spondylus erectospinosus Habe, 1973 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Spondylus erinaceus Reeve, 1856 |
Western Atlantic | 7.7 | |
| Spondylus exiguus Lamprell & Healy, 2001 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Spondylus exilis Sowerby III, 1895 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Spondylus flabellum Reeve, 1856 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Spondylus foliaceus Schreibers, 1793 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus, 1758 |
European thorny oyster | Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea | |
| Spondylus gilvus Reeve, 1856 |
Western Atlantic | 2.2 | |
| Spondylus gloriandus Melvill & Standen, 1907 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Spondylus gloriosus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Spondylus gragrum Reeve, 1856 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Spondylus gravis Fulton, 1915 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Spondylus groschi Lamprell & Kilburn, 1995 |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Spondylus gussonii Costa, 1829 |
Western Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Spondylus ictericus Reeve, 1856 |
Digitate thorny oyster | Western Atlantic | 7 |
| Spondylus imperialis Chenu, 1843 |
Imperial thorny oyster | Indo-West Pacific | 13.5 |
| Spondylus lamyi Fulton, 1915 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Spondylus limbatus Sowerby, 1847 |
Donkey thorny oyster | Indo-Pacific | |
| Spondylus linguafelis Sowerby, 1847 |
Pacific Ocean | ||
| Spondylus microlepos Lamarck, 1819 |
Eastern Indian Ocean | ||
| Spondylus multimuricatus (Reeve, 1856) |
Western Central Pacific | 7.5 | |
| Spondylus multisetosus Reeve, 1856 |
Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Spondylus nicobaricus Schreibers, 1793 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Spondylus occidens Sowerby, 1903 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Spondylus orstomi Lamprell & Healy, 2001 |
Pacific Ocean | 6.06 | |
| Spondylus ostreoides Smith, 1885 |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Spondylus proneri Lamprell & Healy, 2001 |
Pacific Ocean | ||
| Spondylus raoulensis Oliver, 1915 |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Spondylus regius Linnaeus, 1758 |
Regal thorny oyster | Western Pacific | |
| Spondylus rubicundus Reeve, 1856 |
Southwest Pacific and Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Spondylus serraticostus Prashad, 1932 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Spondylus sinensis (Schreibers, 1793) |
Chinese thorny oyster | Indo-West Pacific | 10 |
| Spondylus spectrum Reeve, 1856 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Spondylus spinosus Schreibers, 1793 |
Spiny oyster | Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea | |
| Spondylus squamosus Schreibers, 1793 |
Ducal thorny oyster | Indo-West Pacific | 10 |
| Spondylus tenuis Schreibers, 1793 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Spondylus tenuispinosus Sowerby, 1847 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Spondylus varians (Sowerby, 1829) |
Central Pacific | ||
| Spondylus variegatus Schreibers, 1793 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Spondylus varius Sowerby, 1829 |
Giant variable thorny oyster | Pacific Ocean | |
| Spondylus versicolor Schreibers, 1793 |
Golden thorny oyster | Indo-West Pacific | 14 |
| Spondylus victoriae Sowerby, 1843 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Spondylus violascens Lamarck, 1819 |
Pacific Ocean | ||
| Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1869 |
Indo-Pacific | 5 | |
| Spondylus zonalis Lamarck, 1819 |
Indo-West Pacific |