Description
English: Spondylidae: Spondylus americanus Hermann, 1791
Date 8 November 2010
Author Shellnut https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Shellnut
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spondylus_americanus.jpg

Spondylus americanus, the Atlantic thorny oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil. Order: Pectinoida, Family: Spondylidae.
Synonyms:
Spondylus albus Schreibers, 1793
Spondylus arachnoides Lamarck, 1819
Spondylus avicularis Lamarck, 1819
Spondylus cuneus Reeve, 1856
Spondylus dominicensis Röding, 1798
Spondylus echinatus d'Orbigny in Sagra, 1853
Spondylus foliabrassicae d'Orbigny, 1853
Spondylus longispina Lamarck, 1819