Laevicardium sybariticum

Laevicardium sybariticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Cardiida
Family:	Cardiidae
Genus:	Laevicardium
Species:	L. sybariticum
Binomial name
	Laevicardium sybariticum; (Dall, 1886)

Laevicardium sybariticum, or Dall's egg cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Florida to the West Indies.[1] It was first described by Dall in 1886.[2]

References

Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 59.
Felder, Darryl L.; Camp, David K. (2009). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press. p. 730. ISBN 9781603442695. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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[1] Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 59.

[2] Felder, Darryl L.; Camp, David K. (2009). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press. p. 730. ISBN 9781603442695. Retrieved 11 February 2018.