Animales - Mariscos y Moluscos

a gastropod of warm seas that is edible and contains mother-of-pearl

abulón, oreja marina

a marine arthropod with an external shell that attaches itself to a surface and feeds on particles that are in the water

bálano

an aquatic mollusk that its body is enclosed with a shell that has two parts

bivalvo

an edible marine shellfish living in sand or mud

almeja

a marine bivalve which is edible and has ribbed shells, living in sand

berberecho

a large marine mollusk with a spiral-shaped shell, often used for decorative purposes and prized for its meat in various cuisines

caracol, concha

a small marine snail with a brightly colored and polished shell that is often used for decorative and cultural purposes

caracol, caurí

a sea creature with eight legs, two pincers, and a hard shell, which is able to live on land

cangrejo, jaiba

a large nocturnal decapod that lives in fresh waters and resembles a lobster

cangrejo de río

a small marine decapod that lives in the empty shells of gastropods

cangrejo ermitaño, ermitaño

a tiny Antarctic crustacean that resembles a shrimp and is the main food for whales

kril, camarón antártico

a small European pinkish orange lobster that is cooked as food

cigala

a large edible spiny crustacean that is used in French cuisine

palinúrido

a small marine mollusk of the gastropod family that sticks tightly to the rocks

lapa

a sea animal with a shell, a pair of strong, large claws and eight legs

langosta

an edible bivalve mollusk with a dark shell that is found in saltwater or freshwater habitats

mejillón

a type of shellfish found in the ocean, known for its hard, irregular shell and prized for the pearls it can produce

ostra

a marine crustacean with a compressed abdomen that is cooked as food

langostino, gamba

an edible marine bivalve with a white internal muscle that opens and closes the shells and causes it to swim

venera

the hard empty outer body of an oyster, clam, etc., often found on a shore

concha, caracol

a type of sea creature with a shell, such as clams, oysters, mussels, shrimp, lobster, etc.

marisco

a small animal from the crustacean family with ten legs that lives in the sea

camarón, quisquilla, gamba

a small herbivorous mollusk that has a spiral shell and can be eaten as food

bígaro

a marine mollusk native to the Pacific Ocean that is edible

navaja

a small, soft creature which carries a hard shell on its back and moves very slowly

caracol

a cephalopod mollusk originally from Pacific and Indian Oceans with a shell that is pearly on the inside

nautilo

a marine bivalve that has small tentacles in order to catch the food

braquiópodo

a small mollusk that moves very slowly and closely resembles a snail without shell

babosa