Pacific Thorny Oyster [Spondylus princeps]
Description
A species found in warmer parts of the Pacific Ocean, particularly along the coasts of Central and South America. It has a large, rounded shell covered with long, sharp spines. It's a filter feeder, consuming a diet of small particles from the water column.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
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| Family |
Murex snails
Muricidae
|
| Genus |
Thorny Oysters
Chicoreus
|