MitoAge

Phylum

Mollusca

55 species in 3 classes. Maximum lifespan ranges from 7.1 months (Bigfin reef squid) to 507 years (Ocean quahog clam).

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Species
55
with a complete mtDNA
Lifespan range
7.1 mo–507 yr
Longest: Ocean quahog clam
Median GC
34.6%
Range 22.8–44.9%
Classes
3
Largest: Bivalves (35)

The Mollusca tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Classes of Mollusca

3 classes, by species count

Where Mollusca sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived
  1. Ocean quahog clamArctica islandica507 yr
  2. Pacific geoduck clamPanopea abrupta168 yr
  3. Pacific geoduckPanopea generosa168 yr
  4. Northern quahogMercenaria mercenaria106 yr
  5. Red abaloneHaliotis rufescens50 yr
  6. Bigfin reef squidSepioteuthis lessoniana7.1 mo

Species in Mollusca

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20 species

Arctica islandicaOcean quahog clamBivalves507 yr18,289 bp30.72%
Panopea abruptaPacific geoduck clamBivalves168 yr15,381 bp35.61%
Panopea generosaPacific geoduckBivalves168 yr15,585 bp36.25%
Mercenaria mercenariaNorthern quahogBivalves106 yr18,365 bp31.05%
Haliotis rufescensRed abaloneGastropoda50 yr16,646 bp39.68%
Modiolus modiolusNorthern horsemusselBivalves48 yr15,816 bp35.79%
Architeuthis duxGiant squidCephalopoda35 yr20,331 bp30.28%
Pinna rudisRough pen shellBivalves31 yr18,264 bp40.38%
Aliger gigasPink conchGastropoda30 yr15,461 bp34.25%
Mya arenariaSoftshellBivalves28 yr17,947 bp34.30%
Geukensia demissaRibbed-musselBivalves24 yr15,815 bp28.27%
Mytilus galloprovincialisMediterranean musselBivalves20 yr16,744 bp38.24%
Placopecten magellanicusSea scallopBivalves20 yr32,115 bp44.33%
Prolasmidonta heterodonDwarf wedgemusselBivalves18 yr15,909 bp34.09%
Ostrea edulisEdible oysterBivalves16 yr16,320 bp35.14%
Anodonta anatinaDuck musselBivalves16 yr15,653 bp33.99%
Haliotis tuberculataTuberculate abaloneGastropoda15 yr16,521 bp39.28%
Ruditapes philippinarumJapanese carpet shellBivalves14 yr22,089 bp30.38%
Mytilus trossulusFoolish musselBivalves13 yr18,652 bp38.46%
Cryolaternula ellipticaBivalves13 yr14,622 bp44.92%

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