Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)

Ostrea spondyloidea Gmelin, 1791: 3335 .

Pedum spondyloideum – Raines & Poppe 2006: 224, pl. 171, figs 1-5; pl. 296, fig. 1 (references, type data, original and additional descriptions, distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — India. Holotype spm (ZMUC BIV-57).

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn VM11, 15°28.8’S, 167°15.3’E, intertidal, 1 spm. — Stn FR33, 15°27.5’S, 167°15.2’E, 15-55 m, 3 spms. — Stn FS79, 15°33.1’S, 167°09.6’E, 2 m, 1 rv .

DISTRIBUTION. — Coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific; lives embedded in massive heads of scleractinian corals in shallow water. Live specimens from the intertidal zone to 15 m.