Species FAO code: RTV

Venerupis aspera

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Conservation measures
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Teppichmuschel	–
Belgium	fr Palourde fr Clovisse nl Tapijtschelp	–
Czech Republic	cs Tapeska cs Mušle	–
France	fr palourde bariolée [Ruditapes variegata synonym for Venerupis aspera]	–
Germany	de Teppichmuschel	–
Italy	it Vongola verace indopacifica [Ruditapes variegatus synonym for Venerupis aspera]	–
Portugal	pt Amêijoa-marmoreada [Venerupis variegata synonym for Venerupis aspera]	–
Slovenia	sl ladinke	–
Spain	es Almeja del Pacífico [Ruditapes variegatus synonym for Venerupis aspera]	Catalonia: Cloïssa del pacífic [Ruditapes variegatus synonym for Venerupis aspera] Galicia: Ameixa moteada [Ruditapes variegatus synonym for Venerupis aspera]

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

Minimum conservation reference sizes

As defined in art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015, which admends article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, where minimum conservation reference sizes are established, they shall constitute minimum marketing sizes. More

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 25.0 mmShell width

Fishing areas

37.1 Western Mediterranean
37.2 Central Mediterranean
37.3 Eastern Mediterranean

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Scientific name

Venerupis aspera

Author

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

Rank

Species

FAO code

RTV

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyVeneridae
    - GenusVenerupis
      - SpeciesVenerupis aspera

Synonyms

Tapes cinerea Deshayes, 1853
Tapes punicea Deshayes, 1854
Ruditapes variegata
Tapes variegata Sowerby, 1852
Tapes variegata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
Venerupis variegata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Ruditapes variegatus (Sowerby, 1852)
Venus aspera Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Cuneus variegatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Paphia variegata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Tapes punicea Deshayes, 1853
Tapes cinerea Deshayes, 1854

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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Venerupis aspera

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Nutrition values

Minimum conservation reference sizes

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest