Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Common Egg Cockle
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Laevicardium serratum
Class:
Order:
Family:
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Cardiidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 9626
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
Florida to Suriname
0 to 75 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Marine; Soft sand or mud
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381803 on 2021-07-20
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/