Arctica (bivalve)
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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 Linnaeus, 1767
Fossil species: [https://www.paleodb.org]
References
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- [http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=1011 AnimalBase info on the genus]
- [https://www.paleodb.org Paleobiology database info on the genus]
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