The common name of Spiny or Thorny Oyster is misleading as they are not true oysters, but are a bivalve of a distinctive and relatively small family

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The common name of Spiny or Thorny Oyster is misleading as they are not true oysters, but are a bivalve of the distinctive and relatively small family of Spondylus

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Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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