Norway cockle
Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)
Status not recordedmolluscs
The norway cockle (Laevicardium crassum) is a species in the family Cardiidae, order Cardiida.
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Quick facts about the norway cockle
- 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 norway cockle live?
Not recorded
Is the norway cockle 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 norway cockle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia
- orderCardiida
- familyCardiidae
- genusLaevicardium
- SpeciesLaevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms Cardium crassum, Cardium crassum var. devians, Cardium crassum var. lineolata, Cardium crassum var. marmorata, Cardium crassum var. mediterranea, Cardium crassum var. ponderosa, Cardium fragile, Cardium norvegicum, Cardium norvegicum var. devians, Cardium norvegicum var. lineolata, Cardium norvegicum var. marmorata, Cardium norvegicum var. mediterranea, Cardium norvegicum var. pallida, Cardium norvegicum var. ponderosa, Cardium norvegicum var. rotunda, Cardium norvegicum var. senegalensis, Cardium pennanti, Cardium pennantii, Cardium politum, Cardium vitellinum, Laevicardium crassum senegalense, Laevicardium eliodelfabroi, Laevicardium europeum, Laevicardium norvegicum, Laevicardium oblongum crassum, Laevicardium oblongum senegalense, Laevicardium senegalense, Laevicarduim norvegicum
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Norwegian cockleEnglish
- Norwegian egg cockleEnglish
- srdcovka vejčitáCzech
- glat hjertemuslingDanish
- Norwegische HerzmuschelGerman
- Αυγόστρειδο ΝορβηγίαςGreek
- bucardeFrench
- SaltónGalician
- Cuore leggeroItalian
- Norveginė širdukėLithuanian
- Noorse hartschelpDutch
- CastanholaPortuguese
- Левикардиум толстыйRussian
- gáicaskálžuNorthern Sami
- srdcovka severskáSlovak
- slät hjärtmusslaSwedish
- Flachgerippte HerzmuschelGerman
- Bucarde de NorvègeFrench
- Cardio leggeroItalian
- bohccoskálžuNorthern Sami
Relatives of the norway cockle
Other species in the same genus Laevicardium.
Giant eggcockle
Laevicardium elatum
Morton's cockle
Laevicardium mortoni
Painted eggcockle
Laevicardium pictum
Oblong cockle
Laevicardium oblongum
Pacific eggcockle
Laevicardium substriatum
Delicate eggcockle
Laevicardium sybariticum
CompareNorway cockle vs Giant eggcockleNorway cockle vs Morton's cockleNorway cockle vs Painted eggcockleNorway cockle vs Oblong cockle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the norway cockle?
The norway cockle (Laevicardium crassum) belongs to the family Cardiidae in the order Cardiida.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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