Spondylus nicobaricus
- Usual depth2–710 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–710 m · Deepest record: 850 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ミヒカリメンガイ
Other scientific names: Spondylus aculeatus, Spondylus ciliatus, Spondylus coccineus, Spondylus gracilis, Spondylus hystrix, Spondylus igneus, Spondylus lima, Spondylus lindea, Spondylus maculatus, Spondylus parocellatus, Spondylus percea, Spondylus pseudochama, Spondylus radians, Spondylus rostratus, Spondylus serratissimus, Spondylus sparsispinosus
Similar species
- Butler's thorny oyster
Spondylus butleri
- Scaly thorny oyster
Spondylus squamosus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 349 open-data records from 1793 to 2014.
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