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Iridescent Scallops
Pedum
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.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 202183.