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List of edible molluscs

List of edible molluscs is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of edible molluscs rather than just read about it. In short: This is a partial list of edible molluscs. Molluscs are a large phylum of invertebrate animals, many of which have shells.

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Reference excerpt

This is a partial list of edible molluscs. Molluscs are a large phylum of invertebrate animals, many of which have shells. Edible molluscs are harvested from saltwater, freshwater, and the land, and include numerous members of the classes Gastropoda (snails), Bivalvia (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and Polyplacophora (chitons). Many species of molluscs are eaten worldwide, either cooked or raw. Some mollusc species are commercially exploited and shipped as part of the international trade in shellfish; other species are harvested, sold and consumed locally. Some species are collected and eaten locally but are rarely bought and sold. A few species of molluscs are not commonly eaten now, but were eaten in historical or prehistoric times. The list is divided into marine and non-marine (terrestrial and freshwater) species, and within those divisions, the lists are primarily arranged taxonomically, so that related species are grouped together.

Marine species

Gastropods (snails) These sea snails are edible; some are listed by genus, others by species and others by their common name. Most species of abalone, including:

Abalone Black abalone Blacklip abalone Green abalone Green ormer Haliotis corrugata Red abalone White abalone Pāua Many species of true limpets, including:

Cellana exarata Cellana sandwicensis Patella caerulea Patella ferruginea Patella rustica Patella ulyssiponensis Patella vulgata Many species of winkles, including:

Austrolittorina antipodum Common periwinkle Littorina sitkana and other species in the family Littorinidae Many species of conchs, including:

Lobatus gigas Laevistrombus canarium Some murex species, including:

Chorus giganteus Concholepas concholepas Some top shell species, including:

Turbo bruneus Turbo cornutus Turbo intercostalis Turbo sazae Tectus niloticus Many species of whelks, Buccinidae, including:

Channeled whelk Lightning whelk Knobbed whelk Other sea snail groups:

Bullacta exarata, a bubble snail Amphibola crenata, an air-breathing mud snail Melo melo a volute snail Euspira heros the Northern moon snail

Bivalves (clams etc.) Note that the common names of edible bivalves can be misleading, in that not all species known as "cockles" "oysters", "mussels", etc., are closely related. Ark clams (Arcidae), including:

Blood cockle Senilia senilis Many species of true mussels, family Mytilidae, including:

Blue mussel California mussel Mediterranean mussel Mytilus coruscus Perna canaliculus Perna perna Perna viridis Many species of Pen shell including:

Atrina rigida Pinna carnea Pinna nobilis Many species of true oysters, including:

Auckland oyster Dredge oyster Mangrove oyster Ostrea angasi Ostrea edulis Pacific oyster Rock oysters Saccostrea glomerata (Sydney rock oyster) Saccostrea echinata (Tropical black-lip rock oyster Portuguese oyster Eastern oyster Many species of true cockles, including:

Clinocardium nuttallii Cerastoderma edule Dinocardium Many species of scallop, including:

Argopecten irradians Argopecten purpuratus Pecten jacobaeus Pecten maximus Pecten novaezealandiae Placopecten magellanicus

Many species of venus clam, including:

Austrovenus stutchburyi Chione californiensis Chione elevata Grooved carpet shell Northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) Southern quahog (Mercenaria campechensis) Ruditapes largillierti Saxidomus gigantea Leukoma Saxidomus nuttalli Paphies Paphies australis Pismo clam Smooth clam Toheroa (Paphies ventricosa) Tuatua (Paphies subtriangulata) Venerupis philippinarum Many species in the family Mactridae, including:

Atlantic surf clam Mactra stultorum Meretrix Meretrix lyrata Tresus Tresus capax Tresus nuttallii Spisula aequilateralis Many species of razor clams Pharidae, including:

Atlantic jackknife clam Ensis Ensis macha Pacific razor clam Pod razor Razor shell Sinonovacula Several species of bean clams Donacidae, including:

Plebidonax deltoides Other bivalve species, including:

Arctica islandica Geoduck Lithophaga lithophaga Mya truncata Pholas dactylus Placunidae - windowpane oysters, not true oysters Pinctada Soft-shell clam

Chitons (coat of mail shells) Chiton magnificus Gumboot chiton Katharina tunicata West Indian fuzzy chiton

Cephalopods (octopus, squid etc.)

Many species of octopus including:

Amphioctopus fangsiao Bathypolypus valdiviae Enteroctopus dofleini Enteroctopus megalocyathus Octopus cyanea Octopus macropus Many species of squid are used as food, including:

Humboldt squid Japanese flying squid longfin inshore squid veined squid European squid Some species of cuttlefish are eaten:

Sepiadarium kochi Sepiella inermis Other cephalopods:

Nautilus

Non-marine species

Edible freshwater and land mollusc species include freshwater snails, clams, mussels and land snails:

Land snails Escargot Cornu aspersum Helix lucorum Helix nucula Helix pomatia grove snail

Freshwater clams Corbicula fluminea

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In the classroom: List of edible molluscs is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Edible molluscs, Lists of foods, Molluscs as food, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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This is a partial list of edible molluscs. Molluscs are a large phylum of invertebrate animals, many of which have shells.

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