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    Species Accepted

    Spondylus varius G. B. Sowerby I, 1827

    Giant thorny oyster

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      11 results
      Giant thorny oyster English
      Ostrica spinosa varia Italian
      Spondilo vario Italian
      Spondyle variable French
      Variable Thorny Oyster English
      ostnovka velká Czech
      изменчивый спондилюс Russian
      หอยนางรมหนามยักษ์ Thai
      ミズイリショウジョウ Japanese
      藍巨海菊蛤 Chinese

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      5 results
      Sowerby, & I, G. B. (1827). Catalogue of the whole of that splendid collection of rare shells, madrepores, carved paddles and other curiosities formed by Mr. Samuel Stutchbury, … and brought home by the Pacific Pearl Company’s Ship, the Sir George Osborne. Which will be sold by auction by Mr. Sowerby … on Thursday, July 26th, 1827. London. 10 pp.; Appendix. Observations on a few of the most remarkable shells collected by Mr. Samuel Stutchbury on the coast of some of the islands of the Australasian and Polynesian groups, together with descriptions of a few new species. London. 4 pp., 1 pl. [July]. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=378355 Published in
      Sheppard, A. (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs, 3 (1): 43–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00306139 10.1007/bf00306139
      Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=261686
      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      Chenu, J. C. (1842). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. Paris, Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=444900

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