List of edible molluscs

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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 Polyplacophora (chitons).

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. A few species of molluscs are not commonly eaten now, but were eaten in historical or prehistoric times.

The list is divided into marine and non-marine (terrestrial and freshwater) species, and within those divisions, the lists are primarily arranged taxonomically, so that related species are grouped together.

Marine species

=Gastropods (snails)=

These sea snails are edible; some are listed by genus, others by species and others by their common name.

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Many species of true limpets, including:

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Many species of winkles, including:

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Austrolittorina antipodum
Common periwinkle
Littorina sitkana
and other species in the family Littorinidae

Many species of conchs, including:

Some murex species, including:

Some top shell species, including:

Many species of whelks, Buccinidae, including:

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Other sea snail groups:

Bullacta exarata, a bubble snail
Amphibola crenata, an air-breathing mud snail
melo melo a volute snail
euspira heros a large moon snail

=Bivalves (clams etc.)=

Note that the common names of edible bivalves can be misleading, in that not all species known as "cockles" "oysters", "mussels", etc., are closely related.

Ark clams (Arcidae), including:

Many species of true mussels, family Mytilidae, including:

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Many species of Pen shell including:

Many species of true oysters, including:

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Auckland oyster
Dredge oyster
Mangrove oyster
Ostrea angasi
Ostrea edulis
Pacific oyster
Rock oysters
Saccostrea glomerata (Sydney rock oyster)
Saccostrea echinata (Tropical black-lip rock oyster
Portuguese oyster
Eastern oyster

Many species of true cockles, including:

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Many species of scallop, including:

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Many species of venus clam, including:

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