Arctica islandica - Wikipedia
The ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) 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.
Arctica islandica - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ... - Animalia
The ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) 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.
Icelandic cyprine (Arctica islandica) - MarLIN - The Marine Life ...
Arctica islandica is the last surviving species of the family Arcticidae that dates back to the Jurassic and reached its highest diversity in the Cretaceous ca 135-65 million years ago (Morton, 2011). more... Independent.
Arctica islandica | Museum of Zoology - University of Cambridge
Scientists at the University of Wales, Bangor have found a specimen of the marine bivalve Arctica islandica that lived for over 500 years, and several more that lived in excess of 300 years. This amazing longevity makes these bivalves the longest-lived animals known on Earth.
Arctica islandica: the longest lived non colonial animal known to ...
2010年8月11日 · The ocean quahog, Arctica islandica is not just the longest living bivalve, it is also the longest lived, non-colonial animal known to science. With the maximum life span potential ever increasing and currently standing in excess of 400 years the clam has recently gained interest as a potential model organism for ageing research.
Meet Ming the clam - a closer look at the oldest animal in the world
2020年2月12日 · Ming is an Ocean Quahog clam with the scientific name of Arctica islandica. It was nicknamed Ming when scientists discovered that it would have been born in 1499 during the Ming Dynasty of China.
Arctica islandica | The Conchological Society of Great Britain and …
Shallow burrower in muddy sand where it feeds by filtering phytoplankton. In the southern part of its range live animals are restricted to deeper waters but to the north it can also be found intertidally.
Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
Ocean quahog - The Wildlife Trusts
Scientific name: Arctica islandica. This large burrowing bivalve is found on sandy seabeds around much of the UK. It is the longest-lived animal known to man, with one individual found to be 507 years old! On the OSPAR list of threatened and/or declining species and …
Arctica islandica (Bivalvia): A unique paleoenvironmental archive …
2013年12月1日 · In this regard, shells of the extremely long-lived bivalve mollusc, Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767), have gained particular attention during the last decade because they serve as reliable, subseasonally resolved multi-proxy archives of …