Arctica islandica clam, 507 years old, longest living creature discovered

Added on 14 November 2013

Bangor University

The clam in question was dredged during a research cruise in Icelandic coastal waters that formed part of a project investigating climate changes over the last 1000 years.

These clams contain very significant records of marine climate changes embedded in their shells and the scientists involved are the world-leading experts in extracting these records.