Note:

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (hatschek, 1888) cavalier-smith, 1983 - bilaterians
Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - grobben, 1908 - protostomes
Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - molluscs
Class: Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves
Subclass: Metabranchia
Superorder: Filibranchia
Order: Pteriomorpha
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Spondylidae Gray, 1826 - thorny oysters
Genus: Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758
Specific name: gaederopus L., 1758
Scientific name: Spondylus gaederopus L., 1758