Species FAO code: CLS

Mya arenaria

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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 Große Sandklaffmuschel de Klaffmuschel de Sandmuschel	–
Belgium	fr Mye nl Strandgaper	–
Bulgaria	bg Бяла пясъчна мида	–
Denmark	da Sandmusling da almindelig sandmusling	–
France	fr mye	–
Germany	de Grosse Sandklaffmuschel de Sandmuschel de Klaffmuschel	–
Greece	el Σκαφλιάς	–
Ireland	en Sand gaper ga Breallach gainimh	–
Luxembourg	de Große Sandklaffmuschel de Sandmuschel fr mye	–
Netherlands	nl Strandgaper	–
Slovenia	sl peščena zijavka sl peščene zijavke	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758

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
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758

Scientific name

Mya arenaria

Author

Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

FAO code

CLS

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderMyoida
  - FamilyMyidae
    - GenusMya
      - SpeciesMya arenaria

Synonyms

Mya arenaria oonogai Makiyama, 1935

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758

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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Mya arenaria

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 18 - Arctic Sea

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central