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Arctica islandica
Taxonomy
Venus islandicus was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.
It was recombined as Cyprina islandica by Wood (1850) and Wood (1882); it was recombined as Arctica islandicus by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Arctica islandica by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Cyprina islandica by Wood (1850) and Wood (1882); it was recombined as Arctica islandicus by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Arctica islandica by Hendy et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1767 | Venus islandicus Linnaeus |
| 1850 | Cyprina islandica Wood p. 196 |
| 1882 | Cyprina islandica Wood |
| 1962 | Arctica islandicus Richards |
| 2008 | Arctica islandica Hendy et al. |
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Arctica islandica Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available