Family Cardiidae Order Veneroida | Rank Species | |
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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.
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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
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.
References
Laevicardium crassum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA