Pedum spondyloideum

Pedum spondyloideum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Subfamily: Pedinae
Tribe: Pedini
Bronn, 1862
Genus: Pedum
Bruguière, 1792
Species:
P. spondyloideum
Binomial name
Pedum spondyloideum
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms

Species synonymy

  • Ostrea pedum Röding, 1798
  • Ostrea spondyloidea Gmelin, 1791
  • Pedum pedum
  • Pedum pedum intensum Iredale, 1939

Pedum is a monotypic genus of bivalves belonging to the family Pectinidae. The only species is Pedum spondyloideum and it is the only genus in the tribe Pedini.

The species is found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Right and left valve of the same specimen: