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Spondylus

Spondylus

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Spondylidae
Genus: Spondylus
Common Name: Spondylids, thorny oysters, and spiny oysters

Overview

Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758.

Spondylus Species present in the Neogene of the Southeastern United States

Spondylus americanus

Spondylus americanus

Spondylus cf. bostrychites

Spondylus cf. bostrychites

Spondylus chipolanus

Spondylus chipolanus

Spondylus rotundatus

Spondylus rotundatus