Laevicardium crassum Norway Cockle,Smooth Cockle

Laevicardium crassum is commonly referred to as Norway Cockle,Smooth Cockle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Laevicardium crassum © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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Scientific:: Laevicardium crassum
German:: Norwegische Herzmuschel, Flachgerippte Herzmuschel
English:: Norway Cockle,Smooth Cockle

Category:: Muslinger

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Cardiidae (Family) > Laevicardium (Genus) > crassum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1791

Occurrence:: Tunesien, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Size:: 2.76" - 3.15" (7cm - 8cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Laevicardium brasilianum
Laevicardium castaneum
Laevicardium clarionense
Laevicardium crassum
Norwegische Herzmuschel, Flachgerippte Herzmuschel
Laevicardium elatum
Laevicardium lobulatum
Laevicardium mortoni
Laevicardium oblongum
Laevicardium pictum
Laevicardium pristis
Laevicardium serratum
Laevicardium substriatum
Laevicardium sybariticum

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-11-27 19:21:10
Last edit:: 2013-11-27 19:21:10

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Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)

Laevicardium crassum has smooth radiating ribs. The shell structure is solid and equivalve.The colour is off white,young shells are white with pale pink.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Cardioidea (Superfamily) >Cardiidae (Family) > Laevicardiinae (Subfamily) > Laevicardium (Genus)

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Naturalhistory.museumwales (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Laevicardium crassum © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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