Pedum spondyloideum

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.^[1]

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[1]
Species synonymy Ostrea pedum Röding, 1798 Ostrea spondyloidea Gmelin, 1791 Pedum pedum Pedum pedum intensum Iredale, 1939

The species is found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

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  Right valve
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  Left valve