Laevicardium crassum, the Norwegian egg cockle, is a species of saltwater clam, a cockle, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Norwegian Egg Cockle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Laevicardium oblongum
- Glycymeris nummaria
- Fulvia tenuicostata
- Glycymeris longior
- Glycymeris radians
- Laevicardium substriatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Cardiida
- Family
- Cardiidae
- Genus
- Laevicardium
- Species
- Laevicardium crassum
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