Table 7.
Summary of shellfish species analysed during the current study including shellfish type, species, common name and geographical source.
| Samples | Species | Common Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mussels | Mytilus edulis | Blue mussels | Uruguay, Argentina |
| Mytilus chilensis | Chilean blue mussels | Chile | |
| Aulacomya ater | Ribbed mussels | Argentina | |
| Brachidontes rodriguezii | Scorched mussels | Argentina | |
| Oysters | Crassostrea gigas | Pacific oysters | Chile |
| Clams | Gari solida | Gari clams | Chile |
| Venus antiqua | Venus clams | Chile, Argentina | |
| Donax hanleyanus | Wedge clams | Uruguay, Argentina | |
| Mesodesma mactroides | Yellow clams | Argentina | |
| Panopea globosa | Gulf of California geoduck clam | Mexico | |
| Scallops | Argopecten purpuratus | Scallops | Chile |
| Zygochlamys patagonica | Patagonian scallops | Argentina | |
| Aequipecten tehuelchus | Tehuelche scallops | Argentina | |
| Marine snails | Adelomelon beckii | Beck’s volute sea snail | Argentina |
| Zidona dufresnei | Angular volute sea snail | Argentina | |
| Squid | Illex argentinus | Mantle squid | Argentina |
| Miscellaneous | Exact species unknown | Limpets, shrimp heads | Argentina |