Spondylus candidus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Spondylidae |
| Genus: | Spondylus |
| Species: | S. candidus
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| Spondylus candidus Lamarck, 1819
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Spondylus candidus is a species of bivalve mollusc within the family Spondylidae.[1] 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.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spondylus candidus Lamarck, 1819". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "Spondylus candidus Lamarck 1819 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Spondylus candidus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-12-17.