Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Heterodonta
Ordo: Veneroida
Superfamilia: Arcticoidea
Familia: Arcticidae
Genus: Arctica
Name
Arcticidae Newton, 1891
The Arcticidae are a family of marine clams in the order Venerida. 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.[dead link] J Moll Stud 70 319-28.
Family Arcticidae. Fossilworks.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arcticidae.
https://www.researchgate.net/
Morton, Brian (2011). "The biology and functional morphology of Arctica islandica (Bivalvia: Arcticidae) – A gerontophilic living fossil". Marine Biology Research. 7 (6): 540–553. doi:10.1080/17451000.2010.535833. S2CID 86804055.
"Arcticidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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