• Source: Spondylus varius

Spondylus varius, is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Spondylidae, the spiny oysters.




Description


Spondylus varius is the largest of the spiny oysters, reaching a maximum size of about 20 cm. Aside from the size, the shell is easily recognisable because its adult part is white, but a colourful (usually crimson, but it can be yellow) prodissoconch is clearly visible at the apical end.




Ecology


It lives at a depths of 30 m, and like most bivalves, is a filter-feeder, using plankton as a food source.




Distribution


This species can be found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and off Australia, China, the Philippines, Japan, and Taiwan.




References



WoRMS
Encyclopedia of Life
Discover life




External links


Reeflex
Mondo marino

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• Tiram berduri
• Ngimin
• Spondylus varius
• Spondylus
• Pectinoidea
• Registry of World Record Size Shells
• Vermes in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
• List of the Mesozoic life of California