Pedum spondyloideum
| Pedum spondyloideum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Subfamily: | Pedinae |
| Tribe: | Pedini Bronn, 1862 |
| Genus: | Pedum Bruguière, 1792 |
| Species: | P. spondyloideum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)
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Pedum is a monotypic genus of bivalves belonging to the family Pectinidae, the scallops. The only species is Pedum spondyloideum and it is the only genus in the tribe Pedini. Sometimes referred to as the iridescent scallop, this species is found throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Among scallops, this species exhibits a unique lifestyle where they "bore" into live coral, creating a narrow "burrow" or niche that these scallops inhabit throughout their life.