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Arctica (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Arcticidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Veneroida

Class
  
Bivalvia

Scientific name
  
Arctica

Rank
  
Genus

Arctica (genus)

Similar
  
Arctica islandica, Hard clam, Neptunea antiqua, Diastylis rathkei, Clava multicornis

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

Species within the genus Arctica include

Living species:

  • Arctica islandica
  • Fossil species: [1]

  • Arctica limpidiana
  • Arctica murrayensis
  • Arctica provencialis
  • Arctica subanthooensis
  • References

    Arctica (genus) Wikipedia