Spondylus americanus Hermann, Atlantic Thorny Oyster

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The two shells Spondylus varius are joined together by a system formed by a ball-shaped protuberance,

which pivots on a hollow in the opposite shell.  This species is part of the so-called spiny clams,

and this is because their shells have extensions that resemble spines.