Arcticidae
| Arcticidae | |
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| Two valves of Arctica islandica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Arcticoidea |
| Family: | Arcticidae Newton, 1891 |
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The Arcticidae are a family of marine clams in the order Venerida. The only living species in the family is Arctica islandica.[1] There are also many fossil species classified in a number of genera.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evseev, G. A.; et al. (2004). "Shell morphogenesis of Alveinus ojianus (Bivalvia: Kelliellidae) and taxonomic significance of early features". J Moll Stud. 70 (4): 319–328. doi:10.1093/mollus/70.4.319.
- ↑ "Family Arcticidae". Fossilworks.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arcticidae.
- Shaw D. Bamber; Stig Westerlund (October 2016). "Behavioral responses of Arctica islandica (Bivalvia: Arcticidae) to simulated leakages of carbon dioxide from sub-sea geological storage". Aquatic Toxicology. 180: 295–305. Bibcode:2016AqTox.180..295B. doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.10.009. PMID 27776295.
- Morton, Brian (2011). "The biology and functional morphology of Arctica islandica (Bivalvia: Arcticidae) – A gerontophilic living fossil". Marine Biology Research. 7 (6): 540–553. Bibcode:2011MBioR...7..540M. doi:10.1080/17451000.2010.535833. S2CID 86804055.
- "Arcticidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- DiscoverLife
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