Summary ²

Laevicardium mortoni, or Morton'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 Nova Scotia to Brazil.

Link to Access Genomic Data ³

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=241167&lvl=0

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Laevicardium%20mortoni%20(Conrad,%201830)
2. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laevicardium_mortoni
3. (c) matbio, all rights reserved

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