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I didn't expect them to have such long lifespans
Bivalves can get very, very old. The shells hold growth information like tree rings so age data can get pretty accurate.
This is one of my fields of research:)
That's really rad! Present era or paleo stuff?
Both!
The oldest noncolonial animal is believed to be the arctic quahog, which has been confirmed to live 507 years! Older ones are almost surely out there now!
Yeah, I was expecting their lives to be more girthy than long.