Spondylus gaederopus
Spondylus gaederopus is a species of marine bivalve mollusc, a thorny oyster in the family Spondylidae. This species is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. S. gaederopus has low fecundity as they lay up to 404 858 ± 248 014 female eggs per season starting at the age of 3. Additionally, they live to be up to 18 years old.
| Spondylus gaederopus Temporal range: | |
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| A shell of Spondylus gaederopus from Sicily, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Spondylidae |
| Genus: | Spondylus |
| Species: | S. gaederopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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