Species FAO code: MAT

Leptospisula nivea

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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 Gestreifte Trogmuschel de Gestreifte Trogmuschel [Mactra striatella synonym for Leptospisula nivea]	–
Belgium	fr Mactre fr Spisule nl Strandschelp	–
Czech Republic	cs Mušle	–
Germany	de Gestreifte Trogmuschel [Mactra striatella synonym for Leptospisula nivea]	–
Slovenia	sl črtasta koritnica [Mactra striatella synonym for Leptospisula nivea]	–

Main production methods

Caught

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

Scientific name

Leptospisula nivea

Author

(Gmelin, 1791)

Rank

Species

FAO code

MAT

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyMactridae
    - GenusLeptospisula
      - SpeciesLeptospisula nivea

Synonyms

Venus nivea Gmelin, 1791
Mactra striatella Lamarck, 1818
Mactra albina Deshayes, 1832

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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