Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Systema naturae ed. 12: 1131

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Mollusca: class
Bivalvia: order
Venerida: family
Arcticidae: genus
Arctica: species
Arctica islandica

Name

Synonyms: Arctica vulgaris Schumacher, 1817; Cyprina islandica (Linnaeus, 1767); Cyprina islandica var. crassior Jeffreys, 1864; Cyprina islandica var. inflata Odhner, 1911; Pectunculus crassus da Costa, 1778; Venus buccardium Born, 1778; Venus ferroensis Röding, 1798; Venus islandica Linnaeus, 1767; Venus pitar Röding, 1798
Homonyms: Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Common names: Iceland cyprina in English; Icelandic cyprine in English; Islandmuschel in German; Molboøsters in Danish; Ocean quahog in English; almeja de Islandia in Spanish; cyprine d'Islande in French; deniz tarağı in Turkish; kuskjel in Nynorsk, Norwegian; kuskjell in Norwegian; kuskjell in Norwegian Bokmål; molboøsters in Danish; noordkromp in Dutch; ocean quahog in English; ocean quahog in English; praire d'Islande in French; vongola oceanica in Italian; циприна исландская in Russian; 北極蛤 in language.; Noordkromp in Dutch; Ocean Quahog in English; islandsmussla in Swedish; Iceland cyprina in English; Icelandic cyprine in English; Islandmuschel in German; almeja de Islandia in Spanish; bollmussla in Swedish; cyprine d'Islande in French; deniz tarağı in Turkish; kuskjel in Nynorsk, Norwegian; kuskjell in Norwegian; kuskjell in Norwegian Bokmål; molboøsters in Danish; noordkromp in Dutch; ocean quahog in English; vongola oceanica in Italian; циприна исландская in Russian

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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WoRMS (2016) Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/