Nested Bivalve (species: Pedum spondyloideum) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
Pedum spondyloideum
Nested Bivalve


©David Witherall and Bailey Charman: Nested Bivalve, Pedum spondyloideum, Barry the Bommie, Normanby Island

©Anne: Pedum spondyloideum at Lizard Island, 50 mm wide

©Anne: Pedum spondyloideum near the reef crest between Bird and South Islands, Lizard Island Group.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Pectinoida
Family Pectinidae
Genus Pedum
Species Pedum spondyloideum

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Goggin, C.L. and R.J.G. Lester (1987). Occurrence of Perkinsus species (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) in bivalves from the Great Barrier Reef, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 3: 113-117. LIRS catalog number 237.
  • Humann, P. and N. Deloach (2010). Reef Creature Identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
  • Kleeman, K. (1995). Associations of coral and boring bivalves: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) versus Safaga (N Red Sea), Beitrage zur Palaontologie, 20: 31-39. LIRS catalog number 416.
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