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Spondylus squamosus

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Spondylus squamosus
Spondylus squamosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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

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  1. ^ "Spondylus squamosus". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  2. ^ "国际贝库:血色海菊蛤" [International Shell Base: Spondylus cruentus] (in Chinese). Taiwan Shell Database. Retrieved 2009-08-11.