Crustaceans · Habitat 5–50 m
Pig's snout volute (cymbium)
Cymbium cymbium · C. pepo
- ESVoluta trompa de cerdo
- FRVolute trompe de cochon (yet)
- ARقوقعة حلزونية
- Trade nameCymbium
Not a crustacean but a large marine sea snail (a mollusc), traded together with shellfish. It lives on sandy bottoms close to the coast and is known in West Africa as yet. The meat is taken out of the shell and frozen, mainly for Asian and West African markets.
Image in preparation Specification
Graded and packed to your order.
- Grades
- CB = frozen on boardCT = frozen on land
- Presentation
- Meat, out of shell
- Frozen / packing
- Frozen blocks · cartons
- Available as
- Frozen
- Origin
- Mauritania · FAO area 34 (Eastern Central Atlantic)
- Trade name
- Cymbium
Typical grades · packed to your specification. Volumes and seasons vary; ask us for current availability.
The finished product
What arrives at your port.
Product photos of pig's snout volute (cymbium) (frozen, graded and packed) coming soon.
Your contact in Mauritania
Fadi Hamayda Managing Director
Tell us the grade, presentation, volume and destination port for pig's snout volute (cymbium). We check what the plants can supply this season and come back to you with an offer.
