Spondylus echinatus – Orange spines!

Species: Spondylus echinatus

Author: Lamarck, 1818

Locality: Phuket, Thailand

Size: 73.6mm

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Description

Description

Collected by local divers (sea gypsies, Mogen Tribe of Rawai Beach) at 15 – 20 meters deep, shells originally attached on rocks or dead corals, Maiton island, SE off Rawai Beach, back in the 80’s to 90’s only. Some chips on spines.