Spain

Commercial designations

Commercial designation	Scientific names
Basque Country Allueta	Pagellus acarne
Murcia Almeja	Ruditapes decussatus
Almeja amarilla	Paphia undulata synonym for Paratapes undulatus
Almeja americana	Mercenaria mercenaria
Almeja babosa	Venerupis corrugata
Almeja blanca	Spisula solida Spisula subtruncata
Canary Islands Almeja canaria	Haliotis tuberculata
Almeja casera	Circomphalus casinus synonym for Venus casina
Andalusia Almeja chocha	Venerupis rhomboides
Almeja corazón	Pitar rostratus
Almeja de Chile	Ameghinomya antiqua
Almeja de fondo	Venus nux
Almeja de perro	Scrobicularia plana
Almeja del Pacífico	Meretrix lyrata Transennella pannosa Venerupis variegatus Paphia undulata synonym for Paratapes undulatus Ruditapes variegatus synonym for Venerupis aspera Tawera gayi synonym for Tawera elliptica
Almeja dorada	Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus
Almeja fina	Ruditapes decussatus
Almeja japonesa	Ruditapes philippinarum
Almeja propulsora	Cyrtodaria siliqua
Almeja reina	Mulinia edulis
Almeja roja	Venerupis rhomboides

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