Fish ID Mollusks Flashcards
What are the Two main styles of Gastropod?
Uni-Valves
Bi-Valves
What do univalves include?
Snails, Conch, Abalone
What do Bi Valves include?
Clams, oysters, Mussels, Scallops,
What species do Cephalopods include?
Squid, cuttlefish, Octopus,
What are Conch?
A large snail species used for chowder, fritters of ceviche. From the south atlantic and north atlantic. goes by Channeled whelk in the north atlantic.
What are abalone?
Pacific ocean snail, pounded to tenderize. supply is limited so price is high, USA has banned the harvest of abalone because it is over harvested and slow to repopulate.
What are escargot?
Land snails, farm raised in california, labor intensive, available fresh, frozen or canned.
What are the many variety of hard shell clams?
Quahog clams, littleneck, topneck, cherrystone, chowder clams, Mahogany, Manila, Cockle (Duck Clam)
What are the varieties of soft shell clams?
Ipswich (piss clams, Steamer clams), Horse Clams,
What are the miscellaneous types of clams?
Razor Clams, Geoducks
What are the many varieties of Oyster?
Atlantic oyster, Pacific oyster, European Flat, Oyster, Japanese Kumamoto oyster.
Oyster rule of thumb?
Oysters from warmer climates are fattier and more opaque, oysters from colder climates are more briny and translucent.
What are the species of mussels?
Blue mussels, Green lipped mussels (From New Zealand), Zebra mussels,
What are scallops
Scallops are hermaphrodites with both reproductive organs, orange roe means it is female, yellow roe means it is male, the edible part is the adductor muscle, in europe, the roe is sold to be eaten with the scallop.
What are the three types of scallops?
Bay (medium), Sea (Largest), Calico (smallest)
