Arctica islandica Icelandic Cyprine, Ocean Quahog

Arctica islandica is commonly referred to as Icelandic Cyprine, Ocean Quahog. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6394 

AphiaID:

138802 

Scientific:

Arctica islandica 

German:

Islandmuschel 

English:

Icelandic Cyprine, Ocean Quahog 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Arcticidae (Family) > Arctica (Genus) > islandica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1767 

Occurrence:

Russland, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Bay of Biscay, Canada Eastern Pacific, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Gulf of Maine, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Scandinavia, Skagerrak (North Sea), Tasman Sea, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 482 Meter 

Size:

2.36" - 4.72" (6,7cm - 12,7cm) 

Temperature:

35.6 °F - 73.4 °F (2°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Schneckenlaich, Algae (Algivore), Diatoms, Filter feeder, Phytoplankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Arctica islandica
  Islandmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-10 11:31:01 

Last edit:

2020-04-05 20:12:57 

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