Species FAO code: RAE

Solen marginatus

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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 Gemeine Scheidenmuschel de Messerscheide de Scheidenmuschel de Schwertmuschel	–
Belgium	fr Couteau nl Messchede	–
France	fr couteau fr couteau	–
Germany	de Messerscheide de Gemeine Scheidenmuschel de Scheidenmuschel de Schwertmuschel	–
Greece	el Αμμοσωλήνας	–
Ireland	en European razor clam ga Scian mhara eitreach	–
Luxembourg	de Gemeine Scheidenmuschel de Messerscheide fr couteau	–
Netherlands	nl Messchede	–
Slovenia	sl navadna nožnica sl nožnice	–
Spain	es Longueirón	Asturias: Muergo Asturias: Longueiron Cantabria: Muergo Galicia: Longueirón vello
Sweden	sv Europeisk knivmussla	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Solen marginatus Pulteney, 1799

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. Solen marginatus Pulteney, 1799

Scientific name

Solen marginatus

Author

Pulteney, 1799

Rank

Species

FAO code

RAE

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilySolenidae
    - GenusSolen
      - SpeciesSolen marginatus

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Solen marginatus Pulteney, 1799

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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Solen marginatus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea