''Spondylus squamosus'' is a species of ''
Spondylus
''Spondylus'' is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family (biology), family Spondylidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Spondylus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies ...
'', a genus of
bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
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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
Spondylidae
Bivalves described in 1793
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