Spondylus versicolor

Spondylus versicolor, the golden thorny oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc. It can be found in tropical waters in the Indo-West Pacific area. It is a benthic organism with a depth range of 0–25 m.^[3]

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

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  Right valve
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  Left valve

Spondylus versicolor
Shell of Spondylus versicolor Schreibers, 1793 in National Museum of Ireland - Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Family:	Spondylidae
Genus:	Spondylus
Species:	S. versicolor
Binomial name
Spondylus versicolor Schreibers, 1793[1]
Synonyms
Spondylus aurantius Lamark, 1819 Spondylus plurispinosus Reeve, 1856[2]