(Ravenel, 1861)
Laevicardium pictum
Painted Egg Cockle
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Cardiida
Family:
Cardiidae
ANSP 142299
Shell Information
Maximum size (mm): 16
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Virginia to Florida
Depth (m):
6 to 155 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Soft sand or mud
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Laevicardium pictum (Ravenel, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381792 on 2021-07-20
Mikkelsen, P. M., & Bieler, R. (28). Seashells of southern Florida: Living marine mollusks of the Florida keys and Adjacent REGIONS, bivalves. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/