| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus : Spondylus hystrix |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Spondylus hystrix | species | belongs to Spondylus | stated with evidence | Roeding, 1798 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Pectinida) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Spondylus) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Spondylidae) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spondylus) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Spondylus) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Y. Kahal, A. S. El‐Sorogy, and H. J. Alfaifi, S. Almadani, O. M. Kassem. 2019. Biofacies and diagenetic alterations of the Pleistocene coral reefs, northwest Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia. Geological Journal |
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Spondylus hystrix ✝
