WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB Bagni Liggia

Class: BIVALVIA
--- Taxon Tree: PTERIOMORPHIA [Subclass] - PECTINIDA [Order] - PECTINOIDEA [Superfamily]
------ Family: SPONDYLIDAE Gray, 1826 (Sea)
------------ Genus: Spondylus C. Linnaeus, 1758
--------------- Species: Spondylus layardi L.A. Reeve, 1856 - ID: 5480004321
Egypt, Sinai Peninsula - 50 mm Map center:  N: 27° 47' 31'' E: 34° 11' 38''  - Grid: 5° - click to open
synonyms:
  • Spondylus lemayi F.P. Jousseaume in É. Lamy, 1927
  • Spondylus unicus F.P. Jousseaume in É. Lamy, 1927
  • Additional DB records:
  • Kuwait - 85 mm
  • Sinai Peninsula, Egypt - 50 mm
  • Suggested links:
    http://www.marinespecies.org http://www.femorale.com.br

    Image from Michele Dardano

    Sinai Peninsula, Egypt - 50 mm

    Image from Michele Dardano

    Kuwait - 85 mm
    Wrong data? please email to: Claudio Galli - last updated: 28/ago/2017