Species FAO code: LVC

Laevicardium crassum

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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
Belgium	fr Bucarde nl Hartschelp	–
Croatia	hr srčanka	–
Czech Republic	cs Srdcovka	–
France	fr bucarde	–
Portugal	pt Berbigão pt Berbigão-lustroso pt Bomboca	–
Slovenia	sl norveška srčanka	–
Spain	es Berberecho dentado	Galicia: Saltón

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)

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. Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)

Scientific name

Laevicardium crassum

Author

(Gmelin, 1791)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LVC

Morphological description

White to light yellow shell exterior with occasional dark markings; smooth shell surface; valves with 40 to 50 non-projecting or faint ribs around the center; crenulated shell margin.

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyCardiidae
    - GenusLaevicardium
      - SpeciesLaevicardium crassum

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Laevicardium crassum (Gmelin, 1791)

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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Laevicardium crassum

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Dredges

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea