Spondylus squamosus
| Spondylus squamosus | |
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| Spondylus squamosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Spondylidae |
| Genus: | Spondylus |
| Species: | S. squamosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spondylus squamosus Schreibers, 1793[1] | |
Spondylus squamosus is a species of Spondylus, a genus of bivalve.[2]
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
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Right valve -
Left valve
This species is found in the Northern Pacific Ocean, resting in tidal zone up to 20 m deep in the sea. They attach themselves to the basis of the sea with their right valve.
References
- ^ "Spondylus squamosus". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ "国际贝库：血色海菊蛤" [International Shell Base: Spondylus cruentus] (in Chinese). Taiwan Shell Database. Retrieved 2009-08-11.