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Spondylus squamosus
Spondylus squamosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Family:	Spondylidae
Genus:	Spondylus
Species:	S. squamosus
Binomial name
Spondylus squamosus Schreibers, 1793

Spondylus squamosus is a species of Spondylus, a genus of bivalve.

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

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.

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