Atlantic Thorny-oyster Spondylus americanus

Classification

Spondylidae [family]

Spondylus [genus] (2)

americanus [species]

Classification

Spondylidae [family]

Spondylus [genus] (2)

americanus [species]

Names

English name	Atlantic Thorny-oyster
Alternative English name	Atlantic Thorny Oyster
Valid name	Spondylus americanus Hermann, 1781

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Mollusca [phylum] Molluscs
  - Bivalvia [class] Bivalves
    - Pteriomorphia [subclass]
      - Pectinida [order]
        
        Pectinoidea [superfamily]
        
        Spondylidae [family]
        
        Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758 [genus]
        
        Spondylus americanus Hermann, 1781 [species] Atlantic Thorny-oyster