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Ocean Quahog

Arctica islandica

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,004, February 1,480, March 2,319, April 3,648, May 5,260, June 5,736, July 6,138, August 5,279, September 3,875, October 2,893, November 1,581, December 1,235.
United States42,186
Alaska41,447
Canada990
Quebec382
Massachusetts288
Maine272
Nova Scotia221
New Brunswick104
United Kingdom89
New Hampshire85

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderVenerida
FamilyOcean Quahogs · Arcticidae
GenusArctica

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