A shell of Arctica islandica with the valves separated
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Venerida
Superfamily:
Arcticoidea
Family:
Arcticidae
Genus:
Arctica
Species:
A. islandica
Binomial name
Arctica islandica
Linnaeus, 1767
The dark periostracum is flaking off this dried valve of Arctica islandica from Wales
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. This species is also known by a number of different common names, including Icelandic cyprine,[1] mahogany clam, mahogany quahog, black quahog, and black clam.[2]
The typical Arctica islandica resembles the quahog, but the shell of the ocean quahog is rounder, the periostracum is usually black, and on the interior of the shell, the pallial line has no indentation, or sinus. Unlike the quahog, which lives intertidally and can be collected by clam digging, this species lives subtidally, and can only be collected by dredging. They grow to sizes exceeding 50 mm or two inches shell height.[3] An individual specimen was reported to have lived 507 years, making it the longest-lived non-colonial metazoan whose age was accurately known.[4]
^Sabatini, M. & Pizzola, P.F., 2007. Arctica islandica. Icelandic cyprine. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 14 September 2007]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Arcticaislandica.htm>
^Hackney, Cameron R.; Thomas E. Rippen (2000). "The Molluscan Shellfish Industry". In Roy E. Martin; Emily Paine Carter Jr.; George J. Flick; Lynn M. Davis (eds.). Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook. CRC Press. pp. 323–324. ISBN 1-56676-889-6.
^R. Witbaard; M.J.N. Bergman (2003). "The distribution and population structure of the bivalve Arctica islandica L. in the North Sea: what possible factors are involved?" (PDF). Journal of Sea Research. 50 (1): 11–25. Bibcode:2003JSR....50...11W. doi:10.1016/s1385-1101(03)00039-x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28.
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The ocean quahog (Arcticaislandica) is a species of edible clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Arcticidae. This species is native to the North...
such as the soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria, and the ocean quahog, Arcticaislandica. Another species commercially exploited on the Atlantic Coast of the...
venus clams. Confusingly, the "ocean quahog" is a different species, Arcticaislandica, which, although superficially similar in shape, is in a different...
second oldest currently living non-clonal tree. The quahog clam (Arcticaislandica) is exceptionally long-lived, with a maximum recorded age of 507 years...
species) can on occasion live hundreds of years: A bivalve mollusk (Arcticaislandica) (aka "Ming", lived 507±2 years.) Some jellyfish species, including...
(March 1983). "Characterization and Utilization of Ocean Quahog (Arcticaislandica) Clam Juice as a Liquid and Dehydrated Flavoring Agent". Journal of...
clams in the order Venerida. The only living species in the family is Arcticaislandica. There are also many fossil species classified in a number of genera...
known animal to have lived was named Ming, a clam of the species Arcticaislandica, who was killed by researchers at approximately 507 years old. Outdated...
(Svalbard) during the Holocene Climate Optimum derived from subfossil Arcticaislandica shells". The Holocene. 25 (8): 1197–1207. doi:10.1177/0959683615580861...
THE ATLANTIC SURF CLAM SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA, AND THE OCEAN QUAHOG ARCTICAISLANDICA OFF NEW JERSEY". Journal of Shellfish Research. 1 (1): 23–32 – via...
shock proteins, inflammatory factors, and mitochondrial complexes in Arcticaislandica, the longest-living noncolonial animal". The Journals of Gerontology...
Black clam may refer to: Cyclina sinensis Arcticaislandica This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Black clam. If an internal...
21–31. Munro D, Blier PU (October 2012). "The extreme longevity of Arcticaislandica is associated with increased peroxidation resistance in mitochondrial...
longevity is associated with increased resistance to oxidative stress in Arcticaislandica, the longest-living non-colonial animal". The Journals of Gerontology...
ISBN 978-0-520-25092-5. Munro D, Blier PU (October 2012). "The extreme longevity of Arcticaislandica is associated with increased peroxidation resistance in mitochondrial...
(Nephrops norvegicus), the Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica), the ocean quahog (Arcticaislandica), and the common welk (Buccinum undatum). Regarding...
Wolfgang (November 2005). "Climate records from a bivalved Methuselah (Arcticaislandica, Mollusca; Iceland)". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology...
Búlandshöfði, however, there are warm-sea species such as mussels, Arcticaislandica (ocean quahog) and common periwinkle. Most of the evidence suggests...
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