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Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Arctica islandica
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Canada Species List, Denmark Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Greenland Species List, Hungary Species List, Iceland Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Italy Species List, Norway Species List, Poland Species List, Russia Species List, Sweden Species List, The Netherlands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Irish Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, wikipedia NN, wikipedia IS, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, and United States Species List
Arctica islandica
Recognized by AnAge articles, Literature body sizes, bivalves, Biopix Nature Photos, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, and Queirós et al 2013
Arctica islandica (L. 1767)
Species recognized by Femorale
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Recognized by Ecomare, Arctic Register of Marine Species, EOL staff, Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington, and OBIS environmental data records
Cyprina islandica var. inflata Odhner 1911
Recognized by GBIF national node type records Sweden
Arctica islandica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, literature body sizes metazoa, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Moss et al 2016, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Arctica islandica
Recognized by AnAge, McClain Bivalve Sizes, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Arctica islandica (L. 1767)
Species recognized by Shelled animal body mass
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, FAO species catalogs, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Arctica vulgaris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Cyprina islandica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Venus buccardium
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Venus pitar
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Arctica vulgaris Schumacher 1817
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cyprina islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cyprina islandica var. crassior Jeffreys 1864
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cyprina islandica var. inflata Odhner 1911
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cyprina vulgaris G. B. Sowerby I 1831
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Pectunculus crassus da Costa 1778
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Venus buccardium Born 1778
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Venus ferroeensis Röding 1798
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Venus islandica Linnaeus 1767
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Venus pitar Röding 1798
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Arctica islandicus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Arctica vulgaris Schumacher 1817
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Arctica vulgaris Schumacher 1817
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cyprina islandica
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Cyprina islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cyprina islandica (Linnaeus 1767)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cyprina islandica Linnaeus 1767
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Cyprina islandica var. crassior Jeffreys 1864
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cyprina islandica var. crassior Jeffreys 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cyprina islandica var. inflata Odhner 1911
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cyprina islandica var. inflata Odhner 1911
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cyprina vulgaris G. B. Sowerby I 1831
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cyprina vulgaris G. B. Sowerby I 1831
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Pectunculus crassus da Costa 1778
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pectunculus crassus da Costa 1778
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Venus buccardium Born 1778
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Venus buccardium Born 1778
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Venus ferroeensis Röding 1798
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Venus ferroeensis Röding 1798
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Venus islandica Linnaeus 1767
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Venus islandica Linnaeus 1767
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Venus islandicus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Venus pitar Röding 1798
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Venus pitar Röding 1798
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Ocean quahog preferred
Recognized by AnAge, Wikidata Common Names, and FAO species catalogs
Iceland cyprina
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Icelandic cyprine
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
ocean quahog
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Catalan; Valencian

cloïssa d'Islàndia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

北極蛤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

arktika islandská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

molboøsters preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Dutch; Flemish

Noordkromp preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
noordkromp
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Finnish

Islanninsimpukka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Cyprine d'Islande preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
cyprine d'Islande preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

German

Islandmuschel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

sellőkagyló preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Kúfskel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

breallach quahog preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

vongola oceanica preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

アイスランドガイ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Kuskjel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kuskjell preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
kuskjel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Persian

صدف ایسلندی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Cyprina islandzka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Arcticidae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

циприна исландская preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Spanish; Castilian

Almeja de Islandia preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
almeja de Islandia preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Islandsmussla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

deniz tarağı preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Unspecified

आर्क्तिका आइल्यान्दिका preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

北極蛤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Heteroconchia J. E. Gray 1854
Euheterodonta Giribet & Distel 2003
Imparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet 2014
Venerida Gray 1854
Arcticoidea Newton 1891
Arcticidae Newton 1891
Arctica Schumacher 1817
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767) (this page)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Heteroconchia J. E. Gray 1854
Euheterodonta Giribet & Distel 2003
Imparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet 2014
Venerida Gray 1854
Arcticoidea Newton 1891
Arcticidae Newton 1891
Arctica Schumacher 1817
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767) (this page)
Arctica scutellaria (Lamarck 1805)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767) (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Venerida
Arcticidae
Arctica Schumacher 1817
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767) (this page)
Arctica africana Adegoke
Arctica banderaensis
Arctica comalensis
Arctica dubia Warren
Arctica gibbosa
Arctica guadalupensis
Arctica limpidiana Mc Learn 1933
Arctica murrayensis Warren 1933
Arctica navicularia
Arctica plummerae
Arctica provencialis
Arctica subanthooensis
Arctica subtrigonalis Warren
Cardita strigillata (Klipstein 1843)
Cyprina calabra (Seguenza 1876)
Cyprina cancriniana d'Orbigny 1845
Cyprina cordiformis Stefanini 1939
Cyprina cuneata Sowerby 1907
Cyprina iddingsi Stanton 1899
Cyprina planata (Sowerby 1841)
Cyprina praerustica Hassan 1953

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia
Heteroconchia
Venerida
Arcticoidea Newton 1891
Arcticidae Newton 1891
Arctica Schumacher 1817
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767) (this page)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Euheterodonta
Veneroida
Arcticoidea
Arcticidae
Arctica
Arctica islandica (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Astartoidea
Cardiniidae
Arctica
Arctica vulgaris (this page)
Arctica islandica
Arctica morrisi
Arctica scutellaria

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Arcticidae
Cyprina
Cyprina islandica (this page)
Cyprina aubersonensis
Cyprina bertrandi
Cyprina betancourti
Cyprina birostrata
Cyprina boloniensis
Cyprina courcellensis
Cyprina deshayesiana
Cyprina fusiformis
Cyprina implicata
Cyprina jukesii
Cyprina ligeriensis
Cyprina maranvillensis
Cyprina marcousana
Cyprina orbensis
Cyprina pulchella
Cyprina royeri
Cyprina tenuistria
Cyprina valangiensis
Cyprina vulgaris

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Veneroidea
Veneridae
Venus
Venus buccardium (this page)
Venus abbreviata
Venus abducta
Venus adamsi
Venus adspersa
Venus aegrota
Venus aenea
Venus aequivoca
Venus aerea
Venus afra
Venus africana
Venus alata
Venus albida
Venus alboradiata
Venus alta
Venus alvarezii
Venus amabilis
Venus ampliata
Venus anomala
Venus antillarum
Venus aphrodina
Venus aphrodinoides
Venus apodema
Venus arakana
Venus araneosus
Venus aspera
Venus astartoides
Venus auberiana
Venus aurisiaca
Venus badia
Venus beauii
Venus bella
Venus berryi
Venus beudantii
Venus bicolor
Venus bicolorata
Venus bilineata
Venus biradiata
Venus borealis
Venus brasiliana
Venus brongniartii
Venus bruguieri
Venus busschaerdi
Venus caliste
Venus callipyga
Venus calophylla
Venus capax
Venus cardioides
Venus carneola
Venus casinula
Venus casta
Venus castanea
Venus catenifera
Venus chilensis
Venus chione
Venus chloroticum
Venus cineracea
Venus cingenda
Venus cingulata
Venus cingulina
Venus circinata
Venus cochinensis
Venus compunctata
Venus concentrica
Venus conradi
Venus consobrina
Venus contraria
Venus conularis
Venus corbicula
Venus cordata
Venus cortezi
Venus costellifera
Venus costulata
Venus crassisulca
Venus creplini
Venus cribraria
Venus cubaniana
Venus cuneiformis
Venus cuneimeris
Venus cyclolites
Venus cygnus
Venus cyprinoides
Venus cyrilli
Venus danmonia
Venus darwinii
Venus dealbata
Venus decipiens
Venus decorata
Venus deflorata
Venus denticulata
Venus deshayesiana
Venus deshayesii
Venus dieffenbachii
Venus dione
Venus discina
Venus distans
Venus divaricata
Venus divergens
Venus dombeii
Venus dorsata
Venus duminyi
320 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Veneroidea
Veneridae
Venus
Venus pitar (this page)
Venus abbreviata
Venus abducta
Venus adamsi
Venus adspersa
Venus aegrota
Venus aenea
Venus aequivoca
Venus aerea
Venus afra
Venus africana
Venus alata
Venus albida
Venus alboradiata
Venus alta
Venus alvarezii
Venus amabilis
Venus ampliata
Venus anomala
Venus antillarum
Venus aphrodina
Venus aphrodinoides
Venus apodema
Venus arakana
Venus araneosus
Venus aspera
Venus astartoides
Venus auberiana
Venus aurisiaca
Venus badia
Venus beauii
Venus bella
Venus berryi
Venus beudantii
Venus bicolor
Venus bicolorata
Venus bilineata
Venus biradiata
Venus borealis
Venus brasiliana
Venus brongniartii
Venus bruguieri
Venus buccardium
Venus busschaerdi
Venus caliste
Venus callipyga
Venus calophylla
Venus capax
Venus cardioides
Venus carneola
Venus casinula
Venus casta
Venus castanea
Venus catenifera
Venus chilensis
Venus chione
Venus chloroticum
Venus cineracea
Venus cingenda
Venus cingulata
Venus cingulina
Venus circinata
Venus cochinensis
Venus compunctata
Venus concentrica
Venus conradi
Venus consobrina
Venus contraria
Venus conularis
Venus corbicula
Venus cordata
Venus cortezi
Venus costellifera
Venus costulata
Venus crassisulca
Venus creplini
Venus cribraria
Venus cubaniana
Venus cuneiformis
Venus cuneimeris
Venus cyclolites
Venus cygnus
Venus cyprinoides
Venus cyrilli
Venus danmonia
Venus darwinii
Venus dealbata
Venus decipiens
Venus decorata
Venus deflorata
Venus denticulata
Venus deshayesiana
Venus deshayesii
Venus dieffenbachii
Venus dione
Venus discina
Venus distans
Venus divaricata
Venus divergens
Venus dombeii
Venus dorsata
320 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Astartoidea
Cardiniidae
Arctica
Arctica islandica (this page)
Arctica morrisi
Arctica scutellaria
Arctica vulgaris

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Venerida
Arcticidae
Arctica
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767) (this page)
Arctica morrisii (J. de C. Sowerby 1841)
Arctica planata (J. de C. Sowerby 1841)
Arctica scutellaria (Lamarck 1805)
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