Georgette Douwma / Mantel of Spiny oyster (Spondylus varius). Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.
01630164
Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Thorny oyster (Spondylus varians) pattern on mantle. Ceby, Malapascua Island, Philippines.
01611716
Georgette Douwma / Thorny oyster (Spondylus varians), pattern of mantle. North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
01568504
Linda Pitkin / Variable thorny oyster (Spondylus varius) Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
01502257
Pascal Kobeh / Necklace starfish (Fromia monilis) on variable thorny oyster (Spondylus varius), Maldives, Indian Ocean. This starfish is a predator of oysters.
01480523
Pascal Kobeh / Close-up of a Variable thorny oyster (Spondylus varius / varians) on a coral reef, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
01340267
Nick Upton / Common golden thistle / Spanish oyster thistle (Scolymus hispanicus) with clusters of yellow flowers growing on coastal limestone hillside, Zadar province, Croatia, July.
01340266
Nick Upton / Common golden thistle / Spanish oyster thistle (Scolymus hispanicus) with clusters of yellow flowers growing on coastal limestone hillside, Zadar province, Croatia, July.
08119729
David Fleetham / Long handed spiny lobster (Justitia longimanus) with 'false claws'. A deep water species of spiny oyster (Spondylus vfiolacescens) is pictured in the lower right corner of the frame. Hawaii.
01731627
David Fleetham / Giant thorny oyster (Spondylus varius), with open shell, showing mantle, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
01706140
Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Digitate thorny oyster (Spondylus ictericus) on black background, Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.
01706139
Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Digitate thorny oyster (Spondylus ictericus) on white background, Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.
