Spondylus candidus

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]

Spondylus candidus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Spondylidae
Genus: Spondylus
Species:
S. candidus
Binomial name
Spondylus candidus
Lamarck, 1819
Synonyms
  • Spondylus hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  • Spondylus jubalensis E. Lamy, 1938
  • Spondylus parvispinus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spondylus candidus Lamarck, 1819". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. "Spondylus candidus Lamarck 1819 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  3. "Fossilworks: Spondylus candidus". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
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