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Giant eggcockle

Laevicardium elatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The giant eggcockle (Laevicardium elatum) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the giant eggcockle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the giant eggcockle live?

Not recorded

Is the giant eggcockle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the giant eggcockle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyCardiidae
  6. genusLaevicardium
  7. SpeciesLaevicardium elatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Synonyms Cardium elatum, Fulvia ballieni

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Giant Pacific eggcockleEnglish
  • srdcovka královskáCzech
  • Pazifische Riesen-HerzmuschelGerman
  • Almeja BotijonaSpanish
  • Левикардиум высокийRussian
  • srdcovka tichomorskáSlovak
  • Almeja berberecho giganteSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the giant eggcockle

Other species in the same genus Laevicardium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the giant eggcockle?

The giant eggcockle (Laevicardium elatum) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Giant eggcockle (Laevicardium elatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-eggcockle

MLA

“Giant eggcockle (Laevicardium elatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-eggcockle.

BibTeX
@misc{giant_eggcockle_2026,
  title = {Giant eggcockle (Laevicardium elatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-eggcockle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}