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Schumacher, 1817
Arctica islanica
Ocean Quahog
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Venerida
Family:
Arcticidae
ANSP 298309
Shell Information
Length (mm): 102
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Arctic Ocean to North Carolina
Depth (m):
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Moderately deep water
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Arctica Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137675 on 2021-06-10
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
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