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> Dear List, which name is the right one ?
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> Spondylus varius Sowerby, 1829
> Spondylus varians Sowerby, 1829
Higo, Callomon, and Goto list Spondylus varius Sowerby I, 1827 as a senior synonym of S. varians Sowerby, 1847. Sherborn lists neither name.
As spondylids filter feed, the stuff growing on them may even compete for food, but it probably provides some camouflage for the clam as well as a nice substrate for the algae/sponge/etc.
Cementing mollusks might provide chamaflage.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA
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