Species FAO code: WMC

Mactrellona alata

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Geflügelte Trogmuschel [Mactra alata synonym for Mactrellona alata] de Geflügelte Trogmuschel	–
Belgium	fr Mactre fr Spisule nl Strandschelp	–
Czech Republic	cs Mušle	–
France	fr mactre	–
Germany	de Geflügelte Trogmuschel [Mactra alata synonym for Mactrellona alata]	–
Slovenia	sl krilata koritnica [Mactra alata synonym for Mactrellona alata]	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Mactrellona alata (Sprengler, 1802)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	86.0 kcal
Total fat	0.96 g
Saturates	0.187 g
Carbohydrate	3.57 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	14.67 g
Salt	1502.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Mactrellona alata (Sprengler, 1802)

Scientific name

Mactrellona alata

Author

(Sprengler, 1802)

Rank

Species

FAO code

WMC

Morphological description

Shell thin, triangular, inflated, light. Posterior slope typically flattened and bound by characteristically elevated 'keel-like' ridge. Hinge with anterior lateral teeth short. Umbones prominent twisted inward. Periostracum thin, flaky when dry. Colour: white; periostracum yellowish (Ref. 271).

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyMactridae
    - GenusMactrellona
      - SpeciesMactrellona alata

Synonyms

Mactra laevigata Schumacher, 1817
Mactra alata Spengler, 1802
Mactra carinata Lamarck, 1818
Mactra concentrica Bory de St Vincent, 1827

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Mactrellona alata (Sprengler, 1802)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0307 — Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption
  - Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae)
    - 0307 71 00 — Live, fresh or chilled
    - 0307 79 — Other
      - 0307 79 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - 0307 79 90 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - Molluscs
    - 1605 56 00 — Clams, cockles and arkshells

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Mactrellona alata

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest