Species FAO code: VEV

Venus verrucosa

Venus verrucosa

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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 Raue Venusmuschel de Venusmuschel	–
Belgium	fr Praire nl Venusschelp	–
Croatia	hr prnjavica hr grop hr rovanica hr brbavica	–
Czech Republic	cs Mušle	–
Denmark	da Vortet venusmusling	–
France	fr vénus fr praire	–
Germany	de Venusmuschel de Raue Venusmuschel	–
Greece	el Κυδώνι	–
Italy	it Tartufo it noce	–
Luxembourg	de Venusmuschel de Raue Venusmuschel fr vénus fr praire	–
Netherlands	nl Wrattige venusschelp	–
Portugal	pt Pé-de-burro	–
Slovenia	sl ladinke sl venernice sl bradavičasta ladinka	–
Spain	es Escupiña grabada	Andalusia: Bolo Balearic Islands: Copinya gravada Balearic Islands: Escopinya gravada Galicia: Carneiro Catalonia: Escopinya gravada

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

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

Recognized designations

protected geographical indication (PGI)

China

东港大黄蚬 / Donggang Da Huang Xian

Source: eAmbrosia - the EU geographical indications register (eAmbrosia)

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

≥ 40.0 mmShell width

Fishing areas

27.8 Bay of Biscay (Subarea VIII)
27.9 Portuguese Waters (Subarea IX)
27.10 Azores Grounds (Subarea X)
34.2 Northern Oceanic
34.1.1 Morocco Coastal
34.1.2 Canaries/Madeira Insular

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 25.0 mmShell width

Fishing areas

37.1 Western Mediterranean
37.2 Central Mediterranean
37.3 Eastern Mediterranean

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 40.0 mmShell width

Fishing areas

27.5 Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V)
27.6 Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI)
27.7 Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West (Subarea VII)

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

≥ 40.0 mmShell width

Fishing areas

North Sea: the North Sea shall comprise ICES sub-area 4, the adjacent part of ICES Division 2a lying south of latitude 64° N, and that part of ICES Division 3a which is not covered by the definition of Skagerrak

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

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

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

Scientific name

Venus verrucosa

Author

Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

FAO code

VEV

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyVeneridae
    - GenusVenus
      - SpeciesVenus verrucosa

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