Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)
(Norway Cockle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLaevicardium crassum (Norway Cockle)
GenusLaevicardium (a genus of molluscs)
SubfamilyLAEVICARDIINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyCARDIIDAE (cockles)
SuperfamilyCARDIOIDEA (cockles)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Laevicardium crassum (Norway Cockle) :
1: Laevicardium crassum (Norway Cockle)
25 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
1 old, black-stained, dead half-shell washed up on beach after storm
Image 1: Shell - inner surface - white backgroundImage 2: Shell - outer surface - white backgroundImage 3: Hinge teeth - close-up - enlarged

Laevicardium crassum (Norway Cockle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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