''Laevicardium'',
common name
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"egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles,
marine
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bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusc
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s in the family
Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
Species
There are 33 species in ''Laevicardium'':
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Laevicardium attenuatum
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium biradiatum''
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Laevicardium brasilianum''
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Laevicardium castaneum''
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Laevicardium clarionense
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium compressum''
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Laevicardium crassum
''Laevicardium crassum'', the Norwegian egg cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.
Fossil record
Fossils of ''Laevicardium crassum'' are found in marine strata of the Quat ...
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(Gmelin, 1791) — Norwegian egg cockle
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Laevicardium decorticatum
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" ...
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Laevicardium elatum
''Laevicardium elatum'', the Giant egg cockle, Giant Pacific cockle or the Yellow cardinal cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. This species is found in the tropical Pana ...
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(Sowerby, 1833) — Giant egg cockle
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Laevicardium etheringtoni
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium gorgasi
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium laevigatum
''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
The West Indies is a subre ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758) — egg cockle
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Laevicardium leptorimum''
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Laevicardium lobulatum
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium lyratum
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium mortoni
''Laevicardium mortoni'', or Morton's egg cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.
Distribution
Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Nova Scotia to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative ...
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(Conrad, 1830) — Morton's egg cockle
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Laevicardium multipunctatum
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium nemo
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium nemocardiforme
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium oblongum
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" ...
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Laevicardium parisiense
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium parkinsoni
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium pedernalense
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium pictum
''Laevicardium pictum'', or Ravenel's 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 Florida to the West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion o ...
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(Ravenel, 1861) — Ravenel's egg cockle
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Laevicardium pristis
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium rudentis
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium serratum
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium substriatum''
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Laevicardium sybariticum
''Laevicardium sybariticum'', or Dall's 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 Florida to the West Indies
The West Indies is a subregio ...
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(Dall, 1886) — Dall's egg cockle
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Laevicardium tegalense
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium tenuisulcatum''
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Laevicardium tertium
''Laevicardium'', common name "egg cockles", is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, "egg-like" valves.
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Laevicardium tristiculum''
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Laevicardium venustulum''
References
Cardiidae
Bivalve genera
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