216. Laevicardium brasilianum (Lamarck, 1819) ★

Bathymetric distribution: 0–75 m —SW.

Geographical distribution: USA (North Carolina) to Brazil (PA to RS; FN, Abrolhos)—WGD.

Remarks: Formerly, there was some confusion regarding the distinction of L. brasilianum, L. laevigatum (Linnaeus, 1758), and L. serratum (Linnaeus, 1758) . For this, some records of L. brasilianum from Brazil were referred to as L. laevigatum (i.e., Clench & Smith 1944) or L. serratum (i.e., Orbigny 1846; Eyerdam 1950).

References: Lamarck (1819), Rios (1994, 2009).