Species FAO code: KFA

Venus casina

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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 Venusmuschel	–
Belgium	fr Praire nl Venusschelp	–
Croatia	hr grebenasta ladinka	–
Czech Republic	cs Mušle	–
France	fr vénus	–
Germany	de Venusmuschel	–
Italy	it Tartufo di fondale	–
Luxembourg	de Venusmuschel fr vénus	–
Portugal	pt Pé-de-burrico	–
Slovenia	sl grebenasta venerica [Circomphalus casinus synonym for Venus casina] sl ladinke sl venernice	–
Spain	es Almeja casera [Circomphalus casinus synonym for Venus casina]	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Venus casina 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

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

≥ 22.0 mmShell width

Fishing areas

Italian territorial waters of GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 9, 10, 17 and 18

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

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758

Scientific name

Venus casina

Author

Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

FAO code

KFA

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyVeneridae
    - GenusVenus
      - SpeciesVenus casina

Synonyms

Circomphalus casinus (Linnaues, 1758)

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Venus casina 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 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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Venus casina

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Nutrition values

Minimum conservation reference sizes

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea