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Thorny oyster
(redirected from Spondylus)

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(Zool.) any spiny marine shell of the genus Spondylus.

See also: Oyster



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Also found were necklaces and bracelets of precious spondylus shells among other precious items.
Archaeologists find mummy of young priestess from 300-450 AD in Peru by Asian News International
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Inca Trail No need to trek to Peru: Nella Infantas' new store is brimming with her native land's pottery, straw bags and jewelry (necklace $205; earrings $49) adorned with spondylus shells, considered sacred by ancient Andeans.
Boutique by Tisch, Carol / Sarasota Magazine
Some bivalve species (such as Brachidontes variabilis, Gefrarium peetinatum, Spondylus hystrix, and Spondylus marisrubri) have restricted associates with only one Coral species (as Stylophora pistillata); whereas most of the recorded bivalve species have a wide range of coral associations as Lithophaga malaccona, Electroma alacorvi and Pinctada radiata.
Bivalve assemblages on living coral species in the northern Red Sea, ... by Mohammed, Tarek A.; Yassien, Mohamed Hamed / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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