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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 . 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 ...
Snail dish from Toledo, Spain Snails are eaten by humans in many areas such as Africa, Southeast Asia and Mediterranean Europe , while in other cultures, snails are seen as a taboo food . In English, edible land snails are commonly called escargot , from the French word for 'snail'. [ 1 ]
Busycon is a genus of very large edible sea snails in the subfamily Busyconinae. These snails are commonly known in the United States as whelks or Busycon whelks. Less commonly they are loosely, and somewhat misleadingly, called "conchs". [1] Busycon comes from the Greek bousykon meaning large fig, from bous meaning cow and sykon meaning fig. [2]
Buccinum undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks". [1] Distribution
This species is the largest land snail in the Philippines. Shells of Ryssota ovum can reach a diameter of 70–100 millimetres (2.8–3.9 in). [3] These very large shells vary in color from pale brown to maroon and sometimes they show a brighter apex. The aperture is large and the interior may be white or bluish-white.
The green ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) is a northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean species of sea snail, a coastal marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalone or ormer snails. [ 2 ] The flesh of the green ormer is prized as a delicacy, and this has led to a decline in its population in some areas.
Otala lactea, known as the milk snail or Spanish snail, is a large, edible [3] species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. [4] Archaeological recovery at the Ancient Roman site of Volubilis, in Morocco, illustrates prehistoric exploitation of O. lactea by humans. [5]
Patella vulgata, common name the common limpet or common European limpet [2] is a species of sea snail. It is a typical true limpet; a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, with gills. [1] This species occurs in the waters of Western Europe.