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RE: An ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) has been recorded to be over 500 years old, making it the animal with the longest lifespan
Yes, pretty much, except for the fact that it was killed on site after the dredging, not kept alive until it arrived at the lab. It sounds pretty terrible, but the researchers had no way of knowing its age when it was killed.