Outside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Killeen/Light from Fishermans Bay/Harbour. 49o29.3'N 02o27.0'W. Height = 15mm.
Laevicardium crassum
<em>Laevicardium crassum</em> (Gmelin, 1791)
Outside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Killeen/Light from Fishermans Bay/Harbour. 49o29.3'N 02o27.0'W. Height = 15mm.
Outside of left valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by I.Killeen J. Light from Fishermans Bay/Harbour, Herm. 49o29.3'N 2o27.0'W (6/4/94). Height = 36mm.
Outside of right valve
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by I.Killeen J. Light from Fishermans Bay/Harbour, Herm. 49o29.3'N 2o27.0'W (6/4/94). Height = 36mm.
Laevicardium crassum
Vernacular names
Smooth cockle
Distribution and status
Distributed from the Norwegian Sea to the Iberian Peninsula and into the Mediterranean.
Ecology and behaviour
Living in sand, muddy sand, shell gravel and maerl 10-100m. Active burrower.
Key identification features
- The surface of the shell is smooth; the ribs do not project
- The crenulations along the inner margin do not match the ribbing
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000175981]
Sort order
10330
Taxonomic group
Marine bivalve
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Up to 75mm long, 75mm high, 45mm across, rounded-triangular, somewhat oblique.