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PROTOTHACA STAMINEA [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
- Pacific littleneck
1, record 1, English, Pacific%20littleneck
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- native littleneck clam 2, record 1, English, native%20littleneck%20clam
correct
- littleneck clam 2, record 1, English, littleneck%20clam
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pacific littleneck: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 3, record 1, English, - Pacific%20littleneck
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rock cockle
- Pacific little-neck
- native little-neck clam
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 du Pacifique
1, record 1, French, palourde%20du%20Pacifique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- protothaca du Pacifique 2, record 1, French, protothaca%20du%20Pacifique
correct, masculine noun
- petite palourde du Pacifique 3, record 1, French, petite%20palourde%20du%20Pacifique
feminine noun
- quahog commun 3, record 1, French, quahog%20commun
masculine noun
- quahog du Pacifique 3, record 1, French, quahog%20du%20Pacifique
avoid, masculine noun
- quahaug commun 4, record 1, French, quahaug%20commun
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
palourde du Pacifique : nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 5, record 1, French, - palourde%20du%20Pacifique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- palourde commune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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