Edible Molluscs Page 8

Countries where found and eaten

C =
Commercially
Harvested

A= Aquaculture

Miscellaneous
Information

Caribbean; Atlantic; Mediterranean

C: very common in central-southern mediterranean.being edible,it is sold in the markets,especially in Sicily

Croatian cuisine

Indo-West Pacific

Philippines,
Cook Islands
Indo-Pacific region

Indo-Pacific extending to the Great Barrier Reef.

Philippines

Tridacna derasa
(Röding, 1819)
(derasa clam, giant clam, giant smooth clam)

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IndoPacific
Cook Islands

C
A: Overall this is probably the hardest of the tridacnids in captivity

Philippines to Micronesia

The adductor muscle is considered a delicacy.

Philippines to Micronesia

Red Sea and eastern Africa well into eastern Polynesia (with the exception of Hawaii). Philippines

Venezuela, Guadeloupe, Caribbean

Croatian cuisine

Canaries, Madeira, North Africa

England to Portugal.

Monodonta turbinata
(Born, I. Von, 1778)

Turbinate Monodont

Portugal; Mediterranean

Croatian cuisine

Indo-Pacific
Philippines

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TELLINIDAE	URL URL
	Thank Stéphane for the following information: I have experimented with"tellines à la persillade" in the city of Arles. I was told that tellines are very commonly eaten along the sandy shore of the Mediterranean, in France, Italy and Catalunya. You can find them on the Atlantic coast too, in Portugal and in the area of Charentes (La Rochelle). In France there are two main ways to cook them. The Provencal way is "à la persillade". After soaking the tellines for several hours in salty water (in order to eliminate the sand they contain), just put them in a pan for 2 or 3 minutes. When they are opened, mix them with a vinaigrette prepared with olive oil, parsley and garlic. That's all! The second way is even more simple: cook the tellines in a pan with oil and crushed "confit" garlic. Eat them with your fingers! In Italy, they add the unshelled tellines to risotto (in Genova) or tomato sauce for pasta (Sardinia). The Italian word for telline is... telline or arselle. Note that in the region of Sète (40 km southwest of Montpellier), there are professional tellines gatherers. They walk in the shallow water pulling a kind of net that capture the tellines living in the sand. I'm not able to say exactly which species are fished and eaten these ways. The tellines I have eaten in Arles were 2 cm long, lightly colored (yellow).

Macoma balthica (Linne Baltic tellin, Little macoma. Baltic Macoma	URL URL	Baltic Sea, and widely distributed throughout north-west Europe and Britain. Western Pacific USA (Puget Sound, SanFransico Bay) St. Lawrence Estuary


Tellina (Angulus) tenuis (Da Costa,1778) Fr. telline	URL URL URL
	In France: It's served with garlic, parsley and olive oil





THRACIDAE	URL

Thracia papyracea (Polish, 1795) Paper Thracea Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818) Paper thracia; Es - Tracia pergamina; Fr - Thracie faséole	URL URL

TONNIDAE (Tun Shells)	URL
Tonna galea (Giant tun)	URL URL URL URL URL	Caribbean; Atlantic; Mediterranean	C: very common in central-southern mediterranean.being edible,it is sold in the markets,especially in Sicily	Croatian cuisine		URL


Tonna perdix (Linné, 1758) Pacific Partridge Tun Hawaii: (puleho)	URL URL URL	Indo-West Pacific


Tonna variegata (Lamarck 1822).	URL	Indo Pacific; S New South Wales - W Australia; New Zealand				URL


TRIDACNIDAE (Giant Clams) most image URLs are from Aqyarium suppliers	A= Aquaculture: While all species of giant clams can be farmed, certain species are selected for particular traits. T. maxima, T. crocea and T. squamosa are most commonly farmed for sale to the aquarium trade. Lagoon Farming of Giant Clams: PDF file: All species of ginat clams can be farmed Tridacna Clams and Aquariums: The Tongan Community Giant Clam Sanctuaries: Good article The "Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture" at the Oceanographic Instititute, Waimanalo, Hawaii, has published in the past three "Giant Clam Mariculture Information Sheets #1" #2, #3: The text of these sheets was written by Dr. Christine Crawford, who served as a CTSA regional aquaculture extension agent from 1989 to 1991. Most of the information concerning growing Giant Clams (Tridacna and Hippopus), export licenses, etc., is still valid today.

Hippopus hippopus (Linne, 1758) (bear paw clam or horse's hoof or strawberry giant clam) pa'ua	URL URL URL	Philippines, Cook Islands Indo-Pacific region	A	perhaps one of the best known giant clam species		URL


Hippopus porcellanus (Rosewater, 1982) (China clam)	URL	Philippines 2000 Red Data List of Endangered Species	A	the most rare of the giant clam species		URL


Tridacna derasa (Röding, 1819) (smooth or southern giant clam)	URL URL URL		A			URL


Tridacna crocea (Lamarck, 1819) (crocus or boring giant clam)	URL URL	Indo-Pacific extending to the Great Barrier Reef. Philippines	A			URL


Tridacna derasa (Röding, 1819) (derasa clam, giant clam, giant smooth clam)	URL URL URL URL URL URL URL	IndoPacific Cook Islands	C A: Overall this is probably the hardest of the tridacnids in captivity	second largest of the species amoung the clams		URL


Tridacna gigas (Lamarck, 1758) (giant clam)	URL URL URL URL URL	Philippines to Micronesia	A & C	This is the true giant clam World's largest clam & the most endangered of the species	The adductor muscle is considered a delicacy.	URL URL


Tridacna maxima (Röding, 1798) (rugose or small giant clam, maxima clam)	URL URL URL URL URL URL	Philippines to Micronesia	A			URL


Tridacna squamosa (Lamarck, 1819) ( Fluted or Scaly Giant Clam. clam) Previous name: Tridacna elongota	URL URL URL	Red Sea and eastern Africa well into eastern Polynesia (with the exception of Hawaii). Philippines	A	the most common of the giant clams species		URL


Tridacna teveroa (the “devil’s clam”) (now named T. mbalavuana).	URL	only presently found in the eastern Lau Islands of Fiji and Tonga


Tridacna rosewateri	URL	Mauritânea


TROCHIDAE (Top Shells)	URL : Geomar URL : SPC: Social dimensions of trochus fishery management in Solomon Islands Topshell Meat: Topshell Meat - Dried Shark fins Trochus Information Bulletin: SPC: Coastal Fisheries Program

Astraea (Lithopoma) undosa (Wood, 1828) Wavy Turban; Esp.: caracol panocha	URL URL URL	California - W Mexico	C			Operculum
	an edible species that is harvested for further canning process of the meat in north west Mexican Pacific coast (Ensenada). It is oriented for expot to asia and the local markets. Javier R. Also under: ASTRAEINAE CITATION: J. of Food Sci., Vol. 67, No. 4, 2002 Sensory and Texture Quality of Canned Whelk (Astraea undosa) Subjected to Tenderizing Treatments: AUTHOR(S): G.Y. Sanchez-Brambila, B.G. Lyon, Y.W. Huang, J.R. Franco Santiago, C.E. Lyon and K.W. Gates. TEKTRAN

Bathybembix bardii (Dall, 1889) Baird's topsnail, Baird's margarite	URL URL	Alaska to Chile				URL


Cittarium pica (Linné, 1758) (West Indian top) Previously known as Livonia	URL URL	Venezuela, Guadeloupe, Caribbean


Monodonta articulata (Lamarck, J.B.P., 1822 )	URL	Mediterranean			Croatian cuisine


Monodonta edulis (Lowe, 1842) Canaries: Burgado, Japan: Kuro-ishidatami	URL URL	Canaries, Madeira, North Africa
	Monodonta edulis. It's eaten in the Canary Islands, were it's called "Burgado". They put it into vinegar without the shell and leave it some days before eaten. (AMG)

Monodonta lineata (da Costa, 1778) Lined monodont, Lined top, Japan:Hososuji-shitadami	URL URL URL	England to Portugal.
	Monodonta lineata. In Galicia (NW Spain), it's called "Caramuxo" o "Mincha". For eat it, you only should boil them with salt and a some leaves of laurel. (AMG)

Monodonta turbinata (Born, I. Von, 1778) Turbinate Monodont	URL URL	Portugal; Mediterranean	URL URL		Croatian cuisine	URL


TURBINELLIDAE

Turbinella angulata (Solander in Lightfoot, J., 1786) West Indian Chank; Lamp Shell	URL
		Florida Keys - Nicaragua; N Caribbean
		The Bahamians call Turbinella angulata pepper conch

Vasum turbinellus (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Pacific Vase	URL URL	Indo-Pacific Philippines			of minimal importance as a food supply


Xancus pyrum Syn. Turbinella pyrum?? Indian Chank	URL URL	India


TURBINIDAE (Turban Shells)

Turbo cornutus (Lightfoot,1786) (Horned Turban, Spiny Top Shell)	URL URL	Japan, China	C