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Easy Index for the Shelled Marine Edible Molluscs

Red (Not normally or regularity eaten)
Common Name
Scientific Family Name
Location on Man and Mollusc
Compendium of SeashellsPage

Abalones

 

 Haliotidae
Page 3
19

Arks
AKJA: turkey wings

 

 Arcidae
Page 1
291

Brachyopods NOT a mollusc, but included as it is so similar

 

      

Chitons, Coat-of-mail shells

 

 Class: Polyplacophora
Page 6
284

Chanks

 

 Turbinellidae
Page 8

208

Clams: Many species from numerous families are called clams. I will try to list some of the more commom ones here. Those in RED are not eaten on a regular basis

Annapella Clams Mactridae Page 3 338

Artica Clams:(eg. Arctica islandica)
AKA: Ocean quahaug, black clam, ocean clam (Ocean quahogs are similar to quahogs, but usually found in deeper water.)

Articidae Page 1 351
Ark Clams Arcidae Page 1 291

Asian Clams (Freshwater clam & and as an introduced species in North America, it is a nuisance)

Corbiculidae

 Terrestrials 352
Astarte Clams Astartidae   325
Awning Clam: (eg. Solemya velum)
 Solemyidae Page 7 289
Basket Clams (common)(Freshwater clams) Corbiculidae Terrestrials 352
Batissma Clams (Orient)(Freshwater clams) Corbiculidae Terrestrials 352
Beach Clams: (eg. Spisula solidissima)
AKA: sea clam, bar clam, hen clam, skimmer clam		 Mactridae Page 3 351
Bean Clams
AKA: wedge clams, donax clams, Coquina clams, 		Donacidae Page 2 345
Bitterweet Clams Glycymerididae Page 2 295
Boring clams (Rock-boring) Gastrochaenidae   370
Butter Clams
(Saxidomus giganteus)		 Veneridae Page 9 368
Cardita Clams (eg. Clinocardium nuttallii )
AKA: Cockle clams		 Carditidae Page 1 324
Calypto Clams ( mainly deepsea dwelling species) Vesicomyidae   351
Cherrystone Clams: (medium sized members of the hard-shell clams; about 2 1/2")
AKA: Hard Shell Clams, quahaug, quahog, hard clam, round clam 		Veneridae Page 9 368
Chowder Clams
AKA: Large clams (diameter at least 3")
AKA: Quahog, quahaug, hard clam, round clam		 Veneridae Page 9 368

Coquina clams:
AKA: Donax clams, wedge clams, bean clams

 Donacidae Page 2 345
Corbula Clams: (Freshwater clam & and as an introduced species in North America, it is a nuisance) Corbulidae Terrestrials 369
Cuspidaria Clams Cuspidariidae   374
Diplodon Clams Ungulinidae   322
Donax Clams
AKA: bean clams, wedge clams		 Donacidae Page 2 345
Dosinia Clams
AKA: disk clams		 Veneridae Page 9 360
Duck Clams
AKA: Mactra, Surf and Gaper Clams		 Mactridae Page 3 337
File Clams
AKA: Lima shells, spiny lima shells		 Limidae Page 3 318
Gaper Clams:
(eg. Tresus capax, Tresus nuttallii )
AKA: Bay clams, Horse clams, Horse neck clams		 Mactridae Page 3 337
Gari Clams
AKA: Pacific gaper clams		 Psammobiidae Page 6 346
Gem Clams: (Gemma gemma)
AKA: Amethyst gem clam (NOT commercially harvested due to minute size 5mm)		 Veneridae   362
Giant Clams
AKA: Tridacna clams		 Tridacnidae Page 8 333
Goeduck Clams
AKA: geoduck, goiduck, or gweduck		 Hiatellidae Page 3 371
Hard Shell Clams:(eg.Mercenaria mercenaria)
AKA: quahaug, quahog, hard clam, round clam, Cherrystone Clams		 Veneridae Page 9 368
Jackknife Clams
AKA: Razor clam		 Cultellidae Page 1 338
Lantern Clams Laternulidae   372
Littleneck Clams: (diameter of less than 2")
AKA: Small hard shell clams		 Veneridae Page 9 368
Long-neck Clams: (eg. Mya arenaria)
AKA:, Soft-shell, steamer, long clam 		Myidae Page 4 369
Lucina Clams Lucinidae Page 3 320
Lyonsia Clams Lyonsiidae   373
Mactra Clams
AKA: Duck clams, Surf and Gaper Clams		 Mactridae Page 3 333
Mahogany Clams Psammobiidae Page 6 347
Manilla Clam ( Tapes philippinarum ) Veneridae Page 9  
Marsh Clams Polymesoda   352
Myadora Clams Myochamidae   373
Nut Clams Nuculaea Page 4 289
Ocean quahaugs (eg. Arctica islandica)
AKA: black clam, ocean clam (Ocean quahogs are similar to quahogs, but usually found in deeper water.)		 Articidae Page 1 351
Otter Clams (mactras) Mactridae Page 3 336
Oxheart Clams Glossidae Page 2 351
Perforated clams Thraciidae   374
Piddock Clams Pholadidae Page 6 371
PiPi Clams (New Zealand) Veneridae Page 9 368
Pismo Clam (Tivela stultorum)
AKA: Giant tivela, Pacific hard-shell Clam		 Veneridae Page 9 368
Propeller Clams: (Cyrtodaria siliqua)
AKA: Northern propeller clams		 Hiatellidae Page 3 370
Quahog Clams: (Mercenaria mercenaria)
AKA: quahaug, hard clam, round clam, Cherrystone Clams, Chowder Clams		 Veneridae Page 9 368
Razor Clams: (Ensis directus)
AKA: razorfish, razorback, jacknife clam
(ESP: navajas) 		Solenidae Page 7 338
Rock-Borer Clams Gastrochaenidae   370
Sanguin Clams Psammobiidae Page 6 346
Semele Clams Semelidae   350
Siphon Clams Sanguinolariidae   347
Slender Clams Pandoridae   372
Soft-shell Clams: (eg. Mya arenaria)
AKA:, steamer, longneck, long clam, common sand gaper		 Myidae Page 4 369
Solecurtus Clams Solecurtidae Page 7 347
Spoon Clams Periplomatidae   373
Steamer Clams: (eg. Mya arenaria)
AKA:, soft-shell, longneck, long clam 		Thracidiae Page 8 374
Sunset Clams Solecurtidae Page 7 348
Surf Clams: (Spisula solidissima)
AKA: sea clam, bar clam, beach clam, hen clam, skimmer clam, macta clam, duck clam		 Mactridae Page 3 351

Tagelus Clams
AKA: razor clams, Solecurtus Clams, stout razor clams

 Solecurtidae Page 7  

Thracia Clams

 Thraciidae Page 8 374

Trapezium Clams

 Articidae Page 1 351

Venus Clams

 Veneridae Page 9 368

Verticord Clams (deep and fairly rare)

 Verticordiidae   374
Wedge Clams Mesodesmatidae Page 4 337

Watering Pot Clams

Clavagellidae   375

Cockles

 

Cardiidae
Page 1

327

Conchs

  1. Busycon
  2. Crown
  3. Fighting
  4. Horse Conch & Tulips
  5. Swamp
  6. True
  1. Melongenidae
  2. Melongenidae
  3. Strombidae
  4. Fasciolariidae
  5. Melongenidae
  6. Strombidae
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  2. Page 4
  3. Page 7
  4. Page 2
  5. Page 4
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  2. 175
  3. 77
  4. 182
  5. 175
  6. 75

Cones

Conidae

Page 1

244

Cowries

 

 Cypraeidae
Page 1

83

Dog Winkles

 

 Muricidae
Page 4
145

Dosinias

 

 Veneridae
Page 9
360

Fig Shells

 

 Ficidae
Page 2
116

Frog Shells

 

 Bursidae
Page 1

127

Harps Shells

 

 Harpidae
Page 3

211

Helmuts, bonnets, morums

 

 Cassidae
Page 1

111

Horn Snails

 

 Potamididae
Page 6
63

Limpets:

  1. False limpet -actually a land snail
  2. Fleshy
  3. Key Hole or Slot Limpets
  4. Patella limpets
  5. True Limpets
  1. (Siphonaria)
  2. Fissurellidae
  3. Fissurellidae
  4. Patellidae
  5. Acaeiidae
  1. ?
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  3. Page 2
  4. Page 6
  5. Page 1
  1. 281
  2. 26
  3. 24
  4. 29
  5. 32

Miters

 

 Mitridae
Page 4

197

Moon Snails

 

 Naticidae
Page 4

103

Mud (Nasa) Snails

 

 Nassariidae
Page 4

177

Murex,

  1. Murex
  2. Winged Murex
  3. Drills & Muricops
  4. Rock shells
  5. Purpuras
  6. Drupes
  7. False Tritons
  8. Trophons
  1. Muricidae

 

 

 

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  4. 145-148
  5. 146
  6. 148
  7. 149
  8. 151

Mussels:

  1. Date Mussels
  2. Sea Mussels
  3. False Mussels
  1. Mytilidae
  2. Mytilidae
  3. Dreissenidae

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  2. Page 4
  3. Page 2

  1. 299
  2. 297
  3. 351

Nutmegs

 

 Cancellariidae
Page 1
227

Octopus

 

 Cephalopoda
Cephalopods
  

Oysters:

  1. Edible Oysters or True
  2. False Oysters
  3. Hammer Oysters
  4. Jingle Shell Oysters
  5. Thorny Oysters
  6. Tree Oysters
  7. Winged & Pearl Oysters
  1. Ostreidae
  2. Cleidothaeridae
  3. Matleidae
  4. Anomiidae
  5. Spondylidae
  6. Isognomonidae
  7. Pteriidae
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  2. Page 1
  3. Page 4
  4. distasteful
  5. Page 7
  6. ?
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  2. 373
  3. 302
  4. 317
  5. 316
  6. 302
  7. 301

Pelican's Foot

 

 Aporrhaidae
Page 1

75

Pen Shells

 

 Pinnidae
Page 6
299
Periwinkles Littorinidae
Page 3

57

 

Quahogs

 

 Veneridae
Page 9
368

Scallops:

  1. Moon Scallops
  2. Pectins
  1. Amussiidae
  2. Pectinidae
  1. Page 1
  2. Page 6

  1. 303
  2. 304

Squid

 

 Cephalopoda
Cephalopods
  

Tellins and Macomas

 

 Tellinidae
Page 8
341

Top Shells

 

 Trochidae
Page 8
34

Tritons

  1. Hairy Tritons
  2. Trumpets
  3. Distorted tritons
  1. Cymatiidae
  2. Cymatiidae
  3. Cymatiidae

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  2. Page 1
  3. Page 1

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  2. 119
  3. 126

Tuns

  1. Fig Shells or false tuns
  2. Tun Shells

 
  1. Ficidae
  2. Tonnidae
  1. Page 2
  2. Page 8
  1. 116
  2. 117

Turban Shells

 

 Turbinidae
Page 8


45

Turrids

 

 Turidae
Page 8
237

Vase Shells

 

 Turbinelliade
Page 8


209

Volutes

 

 Volutidae
Page 9
212

Whelks:

  1. Neptune Whelks
  2. Phos
  3. Enginas
  4. Goblet Whelks
  5. False tritons
  6. Babylons
  7. Arctic Whelks
  1. Buccinidae

 

 

 
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ÉTIQUETAGE DES PRODUITS DE LA MER: Mollusques
 

 

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( A to C)
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( D to G )
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( H to Mac )
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( Mal to N )
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( O )
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( P to Q )
Page 7
( R to S )
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( T )
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( U to Z )
Cephalopods
Octopus & Squids
Terrestrials &
Freshwater Molluscs
Common Name Index

History of Mollusc Consumption
Article Feb.01, 2002
Recipes and / or Preparation Methods

Inedible Families & or Species
The DO NOT EAT Page
Governmental
Regulatory Contacts
Bibliography
Conch-L Listserve Member Comments
UNIO Listserve
Member Comments
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