Species FAO code: AYQ

Ameghinomya antiqua

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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 Chilenische Venusmuschel	–
Czech Republic	cs Mušle	–
Germany	de Chilenische Venusmuschel	–
Italy	it Vongola oceanica	–
Spain	es Almeja de Chile	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Ameghinomya antiqua (King & Broderip, 1832)

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

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Ameghinomya antiqua (King & Broderip, 1832)

Scientific name

Ameghinomya antiqua

Author

(King & Broderip, 1832)

Rank

Species

FAO code

AYQ

Taxonomic classification

ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
  - FamilyVeneridae
    - GenusAmeghinomya
      - SpeciesAmeghinomya antiqua

Synonyms

Venus alvarezii d'Orbigny, 1842
Venus agrestris Philippi, 1845
Venus discrepans Sowerby, 1835
Venus antiqua King & Broderip, 1832
Chione casa Ihering, 1907
Venus mactracea Broderip, 1835
Venus cineracea Hupe, 1854
Venus darwini Philippi, 1887
Protothaca antiqua (King & Broderip, 1832)
Venus antiqua madryna Rovereto, 1914
Venus costellata Sowerby, 1835
Chione vindex Ihering, 1907
Chione pampeana Ihering, 1907

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Ameghinomya antiqua (King & Broderip, 1832)

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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Ameghinomya antiqua

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast