Species FAO code: VNA

Polititapes aureus

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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
Czech Republic	cs Mušle	–
Denmark	da Gylden tæppemusling	–
France	fr clovisse [Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus]	–
Hungary	hu aranysárga Vénuszkagyló [Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus]	–
Italy	it Longone [Tapes aureus synonym for Polititapes aureus]	–
Netherlands	nl Goudkleurige venusschelp [Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus]	–
Portugal	pt Amêijoa-cão pt Amêijoa-bicuda pt Amêijoa-amarela pt Amêijoa-rugosa	–
Spain	es Almeja dorada [Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus] es Pirulo [Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus]	Balearic Islands: Copinya de llet [Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus] Balearic Islands: Escopinya de llet [Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus] Galicia: Ameixa bicuda [Venerupis aurea synonym for Polititapes aureus]

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

Polititapes aureus

Author

(Gmelin, 1791)

Rank

Species

FAO code

VNA

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyVeneridae
    - GenusPolititapes
      - SpeciesPolititapes aureus

Synonyms

Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886)
Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
Venus aurea Gmelin, 1791
Paphia aurea (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 30 — Striped venus or other species of the family Veneridae, frozen
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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