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Laevicardium elenense

Interesting Facts

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Bivalvia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Bivalves
        Subclass: Metabranchia ()
        Superorder: Eulamellibranchia ()
        Order: Veneroida () - H. & A. Adams, 1856
        Superfamily: Cardioidea ()
        Family: Cardiidae () - Lamarck, 1809
        Subfamily: Laevicardiinae ()
        Genus: Laevicardium () - Swainson, 1840
        Specific name: elenense - (Sowerby) 1840
        Scientific name: - Laevicardium elenense (Sowerby) 1840

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Laevicardium

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. elatum (Giant Eggcockle) · L. laevigatum (Eggcockle) · L. mortoni (Morton Eggcockle) · L. pictum (Painted Eggcockle) · L. substriatum (Pacific Eggcockle) · L. sybariticum (Delicate Eggcockle)

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Further Reading

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Annual report - Western Society of Malacologists. Pomona, Calif., Western Society of Malacologists. url p. 26.
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 180, p. 185, p. 195, p. 421.
Zoogeography and ecology of some macro-invertebrates, particularly mollusks, in the Gulf of California and the continental slope off Mexico. [n.p.][1963] url , p. 168, p. 51, p. 58, p. 60.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 12, 2007:

Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Berkeley Natural History Museums, University of California Museum of Paleontology DiGIR provider
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
, Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5974620
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16163500
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2013797

Last Revised: 7/23/2012