Spondylus 1

[rafa]

I send again two Spondylus to ID. I dont kwon where the species was collected
Pic. nº 3 High: 35mm Wide: 30mm
Pic. nº 4 H: 76mm W: 63mm
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Thank you,
Rafa

[dave r]

Hi Rafa, these look like two different colour morphs of Spondylus barbatus. I have several specimens from the Philippines (which is probably where these came from) and they range from pure white to dark orange in colour with all kinds of patterns in between.
Dave.