Laevicardium mortoni (Conrad, 1831) is a animal in the Cardiidae family, order Cardiida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Laevicardium mortoni (Conrad, 1831)
Laevicardium mortoni, or Morton's egg cockle, is a Cardiidae bivalve mollusc found along the North American Atlantic coast.
Laevicardium mortoni, whose scientific name was published by Conrad in 1831, is commonly called Morton's egg cockle. It is a species of bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Cardiidae. This species is distributed along the Atlantic coast of North America, with its range extending from Nova Scotia to Brazil.
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