WoRMS taxon details
Spondylus regius Linnaeus, 1758
207858 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207858)
accepted
Species
Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1847 · unaccepted
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Lectotype (of Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II,...
Lectotype (of Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1847) NHMUK 1950.8.28.2 [details]
Distribution Distribution: Philippines and Japan
Distribution Distribution: Philippines and Japan [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Spondylus regius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207858 on 2026-10-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1847) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1847). Descriptions of several new species of <i>Spondylus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15(175): 86-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862870
page(s): 86 [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1987). Spiny oysters of the world - Spondylus. [details]
[request]original description (of Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1847) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1847). Descriptions of several new species of <i>Spondylus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15(175): 86-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862870
page(s): 86 [details]
basis of record Lamprell, K. L. (1987). Spiny oysters of the world - Spondylus. [details]
Other
additional source
Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Lamprell, K. L.; Dekker, H. (2001). Rectification of nomenclature and notes on species of <i>Spondylus</i> Linnaeus (Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Spondylidae) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47 (4): 131-137.
page(s): 133, pl. 2 figs 1-4, textfig. 1 (lectotype S. regius designated). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Lamprell, K. L.; Dekker, H. (2001). Rectification of nomenclature and notes on species of <i>Spondylus</i> Linnaeus (Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Spondylidae) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 47 (4): 131-137.
page(s): 133, pl. 2 figs 1-4, textfig. 1 (lectotype S. regius designated). [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Spondylus cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1847) NHMUK 1950.8.28.2 [details]
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Distribution Distribution: Philippines and Japan [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | royal thorny oyster | [details] |
| German | Königliche Stachelauster | [details] |
| Japanese | ショウジョウガイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius DEEP WATER)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius GIANT)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius ORANGE)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SET)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SPECIAL FORM)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius YELLOW)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius YOUNG)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius)
To Malacopics (Spondylus regius Linnaeus, 1758 Taiwan, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius DEEP WATER)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius GIANT)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius ORANGE)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SET)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius SPECIAL FORM)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius YELLOW)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius YOUNG)
To Conchology (Spondylus regius)
To Malacopics (Spondylus regius Linnaeus, 1758 Taiwan, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
From editor or global species database
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