Venerupisdecussata is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, commonly known as the cross-cut carpet shell. The species name Venerupis decussata...
commonly used varieties of clams in Italian cooking are the vongola (Venerupisdecussata), the cozza (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and the tellina (Donax trunculus)...
co-scriptwriter of La Dolce Vita, the term paparazzo refers to the local clam, Venerupisdecussata, and is also used as a metaphor for the shutter of a camera lens...
special note. The vongola verace is Venerupisdecussata, not to be confused with the Philippines clam (Venerupis philippinarum), very frequently found...
Mediterranean basin. It is often grown with other bivalves (Venerupis pullastra, Venerupis rhomboides, Venerupis aurea, Dosinia exoleta and Tellina incarnata). Their...