''Pedum'' is a
monotypic genus
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of
bivalves
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consis ...
belonging to the family
Pectinidae
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of Marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc, molluscs in the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also ...
. The only species is ''Pedum spondyloideum'' and it is the only genus in the tribe Pedini.
The species is found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
Pedum spondyloideum 01.jpg, Right valve
Pedum spondyloideum 02.jpg, Left valve
References
External links
Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. Vita Malacologica. 10: 1-108
Pectinidae
Bivalves described in 1791
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