Laevicardium elatum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1833) is a animal in the Cardiidae family, order Cardiida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Laevicardium elatum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1833)

Laevicardium elatum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1833)

Laevicardium elatum is a bivalve with 120–130 mm shells found in sandy shallow waters off Mexico’s west coast in the Eastern Pacific.

Family
Genus
Laevicardium
Order
Cardiida
Class
Bivalvia

About Laevicardium elatum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1833)

Scientific name: Laevicardium elatum (G.B.Sowerby I, 1833). The shell of this species measures between 120 and 130 mm. It is distributed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, along the west coast of Mexico, where it lives in sandy shallow water areas.

Photo: (c) Ignacio March Mifsut, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ignacio March Mifsut · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Cardiida Cardiidae Laevicardium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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