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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Cardiidae
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Laevicardium mortoni
(Conrad, 1831)
Yellow Egg Cockle
Shell size to 25 mm; shell thin but strong, inflated, smooth, ovate. Surface smooth, but with microscopic pimples arranged in concentric lines. Color cream with delicate, zigzag purplish marks; shell interior usually yellow.
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