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Arctica islandica 384934266🐚

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SpeciesVeneridaArcticidae
Molluscs

🐚Arctica islandica

Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)

The ocean quahog is a species of edible clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Arcticidae. This species is native to the North Atlantic Ocean, and it is harvested commercially as a food source. This species is also known by a number of different common names, including Icelandic cyprine, mahogany clam, mahogany quahog, black quahog, and black clam.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Also called
Ocean quahog
Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Arctica islandica yet.

Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
not recorded
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
507 years
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Facts and figures

Everything we know about the Arctica islandica

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Maximum lifespan
507 years
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data quality: acceptable

Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0

Shell length
0.08 mtypical adult, shell length
SeaLifeBase
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Source: SeaLifeBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

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  • 0.13 mSeaLifeBasev25.04

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumMollusca
  3. ›classBivalvia
  4. ›orderVenerida
  5. ›familyArcticidae
  6. ›genusArctica
  7. ›speciesArctica islandica
Full lineage
  1. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  2. classClams, mussels & oysters · Bivalvia
  3. familyArcticidae
  4. genusArctica
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  3. classClams, mussels & oysters · Bivalvia
  4. subclassHeterodonta
  5. superorderImparidentia
  6. orderVenerida
  7. superfamilyArcticoidea
  8. familyArcticidae
  9. genusArctica
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In other languages
Kuskjell (nb), Islandmuschel (de), Noordkromp (nl), 北極蛤 (zh), Arcticidae (pt), Cyprina islandzka (pl) … and 16 more languages
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