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Field Notes

Notes:

Spotted this bivalve at a depth of about 7m. It was about 7 or 8cm wide.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (12)
Blogie
Hi Nigel. Are you sure this is S. varians? I see on whatsthatfish.com that the inside of Variable Thorny Oyster looks different from what I have here...
Blogie
Your imagination might get the better of you, Hans! :D
Hans.New
However the "mouth" looks terrifying. Like looking for dinner. Amazing shots
Blogie
Thanks, LauraMaria! I'm not sure if this is a type of oyster... maybe more of a type of penshell?
LauraMaria
Wow what a cool invert Blogie! My first impression is that this is some kind of thorny oyster (Spondylus sp.) because of the shape of the edge of the shell at the mantle, but I'd have no idea what kind. It looks like some kind of monstrous mouth though haha!! Awesome spotting
Blogie
No, you didn't miss it, Christy. I updated the spotting after I saw your first comment. :)
ChristyHolland
Wow! Looks can really be deceiving! (if you had that measurement in the description before, I completely missed it!) ;-)
Blogie
It was about 7 or 8cm wide.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Davao Gulf Marine Life
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Mollusca

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PublishedFebruary 23, 2012

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