Species catalogue
Home / Catálogo de especies / Grooved carpetshell

Grooved carpetshell

Order Venerida
Family Veneridae

Marine bivalve mollusc. An oblong shell, longer than high. Adorned by fine radial lines, which cut the transverse grooves, that are numerous, concentric and thin. Hinge with 3 teeth per valve. The color is yellowish, greenish or grey, with dark rays. It measures up to 8 cm.

Characteristics
FAO code
CTG
Specie
Ruditapes decussatus
Type
Molluscs
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
  • Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
Fishing seasons
may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
International denominations
Germany Grosse Teppichmuschel
France Palourde
Italy Vongola verace
Portugal Amêijoa boa
United Kingdom Grooved carpetshell
Fishing areas
Fishing arts
Aquaculture

Download QR code and include it in your packaging

Download
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy summary

SPANISH ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALERS, IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND PROCESSORS OF FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS - CONXEMAR

A cookie is a small information file that is stored on your computer, smartphone or tablet every time you visit our website. Some cookies are ours and others belong to external companies that provide services for our website.

Cookies can be of various types: technical cookies are necessary for our website to function, do not require your permission and are the only ones we have enabled by default.

The other cookies are used to improve our website, to personalise it based on your preferences, or to be able to show you advertising tailored to your searches, tastes and personal interests. You can accept all these cookies by clicking on the ACCEPT button, reject them by clicking on the REJECT button or configure them by clicking on the COOKIES CONFIGURATION section.

For more information, please see the COOKIES POLICY on our website.