Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pectinida > Superfamily Pectinoidea > Family Spondylidae > Subfamily Spondylinae > Genus Spondylus

Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

SpondylusLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name

Species group names

Spondylus cevikeri Lamprell, J. Stanisic & Clarkson, 2001 synonym
Spondylus gaederopus var. albina Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1888 synonym
Spondylus gaederopus var. contraria Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1888 synonym
Spondylus gaederopus var. corallina Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1888 synonym
Spondylus gaederopus var. foliosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1888 synonym
Spondylus gaederopus var. inermis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1888 synonym
Spondylus gaederopus var. lamellosa Pallary, 1904 synonym
Spondylus gaederopus var. mixta A. Koch & Pallary, 1900 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: gurca me gjëmba sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Catalan: ostra vermella; ostra vermella sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 English: European thorny oyster; spinous scallop; thorny oyster sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;Hayward, P. J.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1996). Collins pocket guide: sea shore of Britain and Europe. Collins pocket guides. Harper-Collins Publishers: London, UK. ISBN 0-00-219955-6. 352 pp.
 French: pied d'ane; spondyle sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 German: Eselshuf; Lazarusklapper; Stachelauster sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
 Greek: Γαϊδουροπόδαρο sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: ostra roja

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p.

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

additional source

Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.

additional source

Lamprell, K. L. (1998). Recent Spondylus species from the Middle East and adjacent regions, with the description of two new species. Vita Marina. 45 (1-2): 41-60.

additional source

Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus, 1758. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141549

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.

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