Arcticidae

Family of bivalves

Arcticidae

Two valves of Arctica islandica
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Bivalvia
Order:  | Venerida
Superfamily:  | Arcticoidea
Family:  | Arcticidae
Newton, 1891
Genera

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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

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1. ^ Evseev, G. A., et al. (2004). Shell morphogenesis of Alveinus ojianus (Bivalvia: Kelliellidae) and taxonomic significance of early features.[dead link] J Moll Stud 70 319-28.
2. ^ Family Arcticidae. Fossilworks.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arcticidae.

* https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309181676_Behavioral_responses_of_Arctica_islandica_Bivalvia_Arcticidae_to_simulated_leakages_of_carbon_dioxide_from_sub-sea_geological_storage
* 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

Taxon identifiers

Arcticidae|

* Wikidata: Q16833565
* Wikispecies: Arcticidae
* BOLD: 81155
* CoL: 7NFZ4
* GBIF: 6860
* iNaturalist: 203764
* IRMNG: 104824
* ITIS: 81341
* NBN: NHMSYS0021054678
* NCBI: 59237
* Open Tree of Life: 1023553
* Paleobiology Database: 59196
* WoRMS: 241

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