Juergen Freund / Variable thorny oyster (Spondylus varians / varius) and featherstar on coral reef, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January
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Juergen Freund / Thorny oyster (Spondylus varians / varius) and featherstar on coral reef, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January
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GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Close up of mantle of Variable thorny oyster (Spondylus varians / varius) Solomon Islands
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Chris Newbert / Thorny Oyster (Spondylus varius) detail showing multiple blue eyes, 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands
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Chris Newbert / Thorny Oyster (Spondylus varius) detail of mantle, 60 feet deep, Solomon Islands
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David Fleetham / Giant thorny oyster (Spondylus varius), with open shell, showing mantle, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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David Fleetham / Mantle detail on a light-sensitive Spondylus / Thorny oyster (Spondylus varians) shell, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
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Georgette Douwma / Thorny oyster (Spondylus varius), patterns and colours on mantle caused by Zooxanthellae. Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.