Spondylus candidus

Spondylus candidus

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Spondylidae

Spondylus candidus is a species of bivalve mollusc within the family Spondylidae. Its distribution covers areas near coasts of Australia and South Africa, and in the Red Sea where it lives in benthic environments at depths of 21 to 75 meters. Fossil occurrences have been found in the Quaternary of Djibouti and in the Miocene of Japan and Vanuatu.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

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Spondylus candidus

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