Spondylus candidus

Spondylus candidus is a species of bivalve mollusc within the family Spondylidae.^[1] Its distribution covers areas near coasts of Australia and South Africa, and in the Red Sea where it lives in benthic environments at depths of 21 to 75 meters. Fossil occurrences have been found in the Quaternary of Djibouti and in the Miocene of Japan and Vanuatu.^[2][3]

Spondylus candidus Temporal range: 11.608–Recent Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Family:	Spondylidae
Genus:	Spondylus
Species:	S. candidus
Binomial name
Spondylus candidus Lamarck, 1819
Synonyms
Spondylus hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 Spondylus jubalensis E. Lamy, 1938 Spondylus parvispinus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938