Egg Cockle
Laevicardium laevigatum
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A smooth, glossy, egg-shaped cockle that feels like polished porcelain in the hand.
- Typical size
- 1–2 in
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Empty valves are fine. No live shelling in Lee County or state parks.
How to tell it apart
- Almost smooth surface with no strong ribs
- Inflated, rounded outline
- Cream to yellow, sometimes with faint pink blush
Where to find these in Florida
Beaches rated very good or excellent for shells. Each page shows today’s score, the best window and access details.
- Anclote Key Preserve State Park · Tarpon Springs
- Bean Point · Anna Maria
- Beer Can Island (Greer Island) · Longboat Key
- Boca Grande Public Beach · Boca Grande
- Bowman's Beach · Sanibel
- Captiva Beach · Captiva
- Cayo Costa State Park · Cayo Costa
- Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park · Naples
- Don Pedro Island State Park · Cape Haze
- Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park · St. George Island
- Gasparilla Island State Park · Boca Grande
- Gulfside City Park (Algiers Beach) · Sanibel
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