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Laevicardium crassum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cardiidae

Genus
  
Laevicardium

Order
  
Veneroida

Class
  
Bivalvia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Species

Laevicardium crassum Laevicardium crassum Gmelin 1791 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

Similar
  
Laevicardium, Cardium echinatum, Acanthocardia paucicostata, Parvicardium exiguum, Acanthocardia tuberculata

Laevicardium crassum, the Norwegian egg cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.

Contents

Laevicardium crassum Laevicardium crassum Gmelin 1791 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

Fossil record

Fossils of Laevicardium crassum are found in marine strata of the Quaternary (age range: from 0.126 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known from various localities in Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal.

Description

Laevicardium crassum wwwmarevitaorgdonneesMolluscaBivalvesPaleota

Shell of Laevicardium crassum can reach a length of about 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in). The shell exterior is white or light yellow with occasional dark markings. The shell surface is smooth and shows 40-50 ribs with a crenulated margin.

Distribution

This species is present in Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean, at depths of 9 to 200 m.

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References

Laevicardium crassum Wikipedia
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