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Spondylus candidus Temporal range: 11.608–Recent Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

Spondylus candidus is a species of bivalve mollusc within the family Spondylidae. 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.

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Spondylus candidus Lamarck, 1819". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
2. "Spondylus candidus Lamarck 1819 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
3. "Fossilworks: Spondylus candidus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

• Bivalves described in 1819
• Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
• Molluscs of the Indian Ocean
• Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
• Fauna of the Red Sea
• Marine fauna of Australia
• Marine molluscs of Southern Africa
• Spondylidae