Arctica (bivalve)

Arctica
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.

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