Arctica islandica

species of mollusc
Taxon taxon Q856177
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Arctica islandica

Summary

Arctica islandica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month, #1,490 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arctica islandica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Arctica islandica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Arctica islandica belongs to the parent taxon Arctica[5].
  • Arctica islandica's scientific name is Arctica islandica[6].
  • Arctica islandica's Commons category is recorded as Arctica islandica[7].
  • Arctica islandica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arctica islandica[8].
  • Arctica islandica's Commons gallery is recorded as Arctica islandica[9].
  • Arctica islandica's has characteristic is recorded as negligible senescence[10].
  • Arctica islandica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. islandica'}[11].
  • Arctica islandica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ocean quahog'}[12].
  • Arctica islandica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '北極蛤'}[13].
  • Arctica islandica is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Noordkromp'}[14].
  • Arctica islandica is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kuskjell'}[15].
  • Arctica islandica is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Islandmuschel'}[16].
  • Arctica islandica is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'islandska školjka'}[17].
  • Arctica islandica's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+507'}[18].

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Classification

Arctica islandica's scientific name is Arctica islandica[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Arctica[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ocean quahog'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '北極蛤'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Noordkromp'}[14], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kuskjell'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Islandmuschel'}[16], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'islandska školjka'}[17].

Identifiers

Arctica islandica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 203762[19]. Arctica islandica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 59239[20]. Arctica islandica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46469215[21]. Arctica islandica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5189341[22]. Arctica islandica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 81343[23].

Why It Matters

Arctica islandica ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month, #1,490 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . genomics.senescence.info. genomics.senescence.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Trivialnamen für Mollusken des Meeres und Brackwassers in Deutschland (Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda et Cephalopoda). wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Variability of marine climate on the North Icelandic Shelf in a 1357-year proxy archive based on growth increments in the bivalve Arctica islandica. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Arctica
    Instance of taxon
    Has characteristic negligible senescence
    Taxon rank species
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