| Arctica | |
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| A shell of Arctica islandica with the valves separated | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Arcticidae |
| Genus: | Arctica Schumacher, 1817 |
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
References
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