Photo: 405-Year-Old Clam Called Longest-Lived Animal

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This 405-year-old quahog clam, recently fished from Icelandic waters, could be the oldest animal ever found.

If confirmed, the mollusk beats the official record-holder—another quahog clam—by nearly 200 years.

Photograph courtesy Bangor University

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