Arcticidae
Arcticidae | |
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Two valves of Arctica islandica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Veneroida |
Superfamily: | Arcticoidea |
Family: | Arcticidae Newton, 1891 |
The Arcticidae are a family of marine clams in the order Veneroida. 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
^ Evseev, G. A., et al. (2004). Shell morphogenesis of Alveinus ojianus (Bivalvia: Kelliellidae) and taxonomic significance of early features. J Moll Stud 70 319-28.
^ Family Arcticidae. Fossilworks.
External links
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