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Laevicardium laevigatum

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Species of bivalve

Laevicardium laevigatum
Laevicardium laevigatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Laevicardium
Species: L. laevigatum
Binomial name
Laevicardium laevigatum
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Laevicardium laevigatum , or the egg cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 58.
Taxon identifiers
Laevicardium laevigatum
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