Smooth Venus

Callista Chione (Linnaeus)

Appears in

Mediterranean Seafood

By Alan Davidson

Published 1981

About

Family Veneridae

REMARKS A larger bivalve, which runs up to 12 cm. The shell is smooth and coloured light brown, with broken bands of a darker (chestnut) colour radiating outwards. Known in English and Welsh waters.

CUISINE Eaten raw, and very good.

Part of

Bivalves

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