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Description English: Global aquaculture production of Japanese carpet shell ( Ruditapes philippinarum ) in million tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO . Source: FAO .
Ruditapes philippinarum, the Manila clam, [1] is an edible species of saltwater clam in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. [2] [3] Common names include Manila clam, Japanese littleneck clam, Japanese cockle, and Japanese carpet shell. [4]
In Japan, the prepackaged snack chiikama (cheese plus kamaboko) is commonly sold in convenience stores. In the city of Uwajima , a type of fried kamaboko called jakoten is popular. In Miyagi Prefecture , sasa-kamaboko ( 笹かまぼこ ) is a regional kamaboko variation, pale white in colour, formed in the shape of bamboo leaves and often ...
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.
Thatcheria mirabilis, common name the Japanese wonder shell or Miraculous thatcheria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [ 1 ] Description
The grooved carpet shell, or Palourde clam, [2] Ruditapes decussatus, or Venerupis decussatus, is a clam (bivalve mollusc) in the family Veneridae. It is distributed worldwide and is highly prized due to its ecological and economic interest.
This clam is native to the coasts of the Indian, Philippines and Pacific Oceans from Pakistan and India north to China, Japan, Korea and the Kuril Islands. [5] It has an extensive nonnative distribution, having been introduced accidentally and purposely as a commercially harvested edible clam. It is now permanently established in coastal ...
Venerupis is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae commonly known as carpet shells. The valves are robust and rhomboidal with the umbones turned-in and nearer the anterior end. The posterior end is wedge-shaped and the internal margins of the valves are smooth.