Species FAO code: SJA

Pecten jacobaeus

Commercial designations

Country Commercial designations Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria
  • de Jacobsmuschel
  • de Jakobsmuschel
  • de Pilgermuschel
Belgium
  • fr Coquille Saint-Jacques
  • fr Noix de Saint-Jacques (shucked)
  • nl St. jakobsschelp
  • nl St. Jacobsnoten (shucked)
Croatia
  • hr jakovljeva kapica
Czech Republic
  • cs Hřebenatka svatojakubská
  • cs Hřebenatky
Denmark
  • da Jacobsmusling
  • da Jacobsskal
France
  • fr saint-jacques (when they are presented in a semi-preserved, canned or frozen state)
Germany
  • de Pilgermuschel
  • de Jakobsmuschel
  • de Jacobsmuschel
Greece
  • el Χτένι Αγίου Ιακώβου
Italy
  • it Cappasanta
  • it Conchiglia di S. Giacomo
Malta
  • en Great Mediterranean scallop
  • it Capasanta
  • mt Pellegrina
Portugal
  • pt Vieira
Romania
  • ro Pecten
Slovakia
  • sk hrebeňovka svätojakubská
Slovenia
  • sl velika pokrovača
Spain
  • es Concha de peregrino
  • Catalonia: Petxina de pelegrí
  • Valencia: Petxina de pellegrí
  • Galicia: Vieira do mediterráneo
Sweden
  • sv Kammussla
  • sv Pilgrimsmussla

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