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Arctica islandica

Arctica islandica
One ocean quahog collected off northern Iceland lived for 507 years, according to its shell. The researchers first estimated it at about 405 to 410 years. Matching patterns of annual growth among shells alongside closer reading of the increments helped produce a longer count. Even a good shell can be difficult to read.
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