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Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)

138802  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138802)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1131 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Distribution Arctic to Cape Hatteras  
Distribution Arctic to Cape Hatteras [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138802 on 2024-04-25
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138802 on 2024-04-25
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description  (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1131 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]   

additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Witbaard R., Duineveld G.C.A. & de Wilde P.A.W.J. (1997). A long-term growth record derived from <i>Arctica islandica</i> (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from the Fladen Ground (Northern North Sea). <i>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 77</i>: 801-816 [details]   

additional source Witbaard R., Duineveld G.C.A. & de Wilde P.A.W.J. (1999). Geographical differences in growth rates of <i>Arctica islandica</i> (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the North Sea and adjacent waters. <i>Journal of tha Marine Biological Association of the UK 79</i>: 907-915 [details]   

additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Witbaard, R. & Klein, R. (1994). Long-term trends on the effects of the southern North Sea beamtrawl fishery on the bivalve mollusc <i>Arctica islandica</i> L. (Mollusca, Bivalvia). <em>ICES Journal of Marine Science.</em> 51(1): 99-105., available online at https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.1994.1009 [details]   

additional source Dahlgren, T. G.; Weinberg, J. R.; Halanych, K. M. (2000). Phylogeography of the ocean quahog (<i>Arctica islandica</i>): influences of paleoclimate on genetic diversity and species range. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 137(3): 487-495., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270000342 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Lutz, R. A.; Mann, R.; Goodsell, J. G.; Castagna, M. (1982). Larval and early post-larval development of <i>Arctica Islandica</i>. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 62(4): 745-769., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400070314 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Russell, H. D. (1955). A new clam industry in New England. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 69(2): 53-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8525218 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Dimensions reaches 7.5 to 12.5 cm in size [details]

Distribution Arctic to Cape Hatteras [details]

Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]

Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]

Synonymy Originally described as Venus islandica Linnaeus, 1767. [details]
LanguageName 
Danish molboøsters  [details]
Dutch noordkromp  [details]
English ocean quahogIcelandic cyprineIceland cyprina  [details]
French cyprine d'Islande  [details]
German Islandmuschel  [details]
Italian vongola oceanica  [details]
Norwegian kuskjell  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål kuskjell  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk kuskjel  [details]
Russian циприна исландская  [details]
Spanish almeja de Islandia  [details]
Turkish deniz tarağı  [details]
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