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VENERUPIS PHILIPPINARUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Manilla clam
1, record 1, English, Manilla%20clam
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Manila clam 2, record 1, English, Manila%20clam
correct, see observation
- Japanese littleneck clam 1, record 1, English, Japanese%20littleneck%20clam
correct
- baby clam 2, record 1, English, baby%20clam
- Venus clam 1, record 1, English, Venus%20clam
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Manila clam: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 3, record 1, English, - Manilla%20clam
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Japanese little neck
- Japanese littleneck
- Japanese little-neck
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- palourde japonaise
1, record 1, French, palourde%20japonaise
correct, see observation, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- asari 1, record 1, French, asari
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
palourde japonaise : nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 2, record 1, French, - palourde%20japonaise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
- Pesca comercial
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- almeja japonesa
1, record 1, Spanish, almeja%20japonesa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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