MolluscaBase - Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)

CaRMS taxon details

Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Arctica Schumacher, 1817

Original name

Venus islandica Linnaeus, 1767

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1131 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Arctic to Cape Hatteras

Distribution Arctic to Cape Hatteras [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138802 on 2025-05-01

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138802 on 2025-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2023-10-22 06:50:04Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

[taxonomic tree]

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. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1131 [details]

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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. 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 Arctica islandica (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from the Fladen Ground (Northern North Sea). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 77: 801-816 [details]

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

additional source Huber, M. (2010). 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. 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 Arctica islandica L. (Mollusca, Bivalvia). ICES Journal of Marine Science. 51(1): 99-105., available online at https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.1994.1009 [details]

additional source Jones, D. S. (1979). The nemertean, Malacobdella grossa, in the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica (Bivalvia). The Nautilus. 93(1): 29-30, fig. 1., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34226 [details] Available for editors

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

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

additional source Russell, H. D. (1955). A new clam industry in New England. The Nautilus. 69(2): 53-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8525218 [details]

additional source Landers, W. S. (1976). Reproduction and early development of the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, in the laboratory. The Nautilus. 90(2): 88-92, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276452 [details]

additional source Hawkins, C. M. & Angus, R. B. (1986). Preliminary observations on predation on ocean quahaugs, Arctica islandica, by Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus. The Nautilus. 100(4): 126-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277364 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

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]

Definitions

Language	Name
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]