Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Cardioidea > Family Cardiidae > Subfamily Laevicardiinae > Genus Laevicardium

Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Laevicardium*	Swainson, 1840	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Cardium crassum*	Gmelin, 1791	basionym
*Cardium crassum*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Cardium europeum*	Swainson, 1840	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum*	Spengler, 1799	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. devians*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. gibba*	Jeffreys, 1864	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. lineolata*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. marmorata*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. mediterranea*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. pallida*	Jeffreys, 1864	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. ponderosa*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. rotunda*	Jeffreys, 1864	synonym
*Cardium norvegicum var. senegalensis*	Dautzenberg, 1891	synonym
*Cardium pennanti*	Reeve, 1844	synonym
*Cardium politum*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Cardium vitellinum*	Reeve, 1844	synonym
*Laevicardium norvegicum*	(Spengler, 1799)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: glat hjertemusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: Noorse hartschelp sources: Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.

English: Norway cockle sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Norway Cockle sources: Charles Hussey

French: bucarde sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

Greek: Αυγόστρειδο Νορβηγίας

Literature

original description	Gmelin, J.F., 1788-1793. In: Linné, C., Systema naturae, Edit. 13 aucta et reformata cura J.F. Gmelin. 10 vols, Lipsiae. 1788-1793 et Lugduni, 1789-1796. -1,6
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
Barcode of Life
GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139004