Japanese carpet shell is a well-known shell-like that is also known as a carpet shell. In fact, vongole is her Italian name and has been renowned in gastronomy. Japanese carpet shell is frequently found in European waters and along the coast from Norway to Morocco and the Mediterranean to a depth of 35 m and can reach a diameter of 5 cm. There are several types of carpet shells, the Japanese and the warlike. The Japanese carpet shell is a colorful shellfish and is also called the marbled carpet shell. Japanese carpet shell is particularly popular in southern European cuisine. Japanese carpet shell is commercially grown on a large scale. Large production is found in the Adriatic and in the waters of Turkey. The Italians and Turks are market leaders in the field of Japanese carpet shell and export them to other parts of Europe.