Arctica (bivalve)
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A shell of Arctica islandica with the valves separated | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Arcticidae |
Genus: | Arctica Schumacher, 1817 |
Arctica is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Arcticidae. In the present day this is a monotypic genus (contains only one species), however there are a number of additional species in the fossil record.
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Arctica include
Living species:
- Arctica islandica Linnaeus, 1767
Fossil species: [1]
References
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