Scientists of the University of Bangor, Wales, discovered that a quahog clam, Arctica islandica, dredged from waters of Iceland, had lived for over 405 years. They assessed the age by counting the annual growth lines of the shell.
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W. Faber. (2007). Het oudste dier ooit !?. Spirula, 359(1), 164–166. |