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Ming

Ocean quahog
Ming, also known as Hafrún, was an ocean quahog clam that was dredged off the coast of Iceland in 2006 and whose age was calculated by counting annual growth lines in the shell. Ming was the oldest individual animal ever discovered whose age could... Wikipedia
Cause of death: Freezing
Species: Arctica islandica
Died: 2006 (aged 507); Off the coast of Iceland
Known for: Oldest individual animal ever discovered
Named after: Chinese dynasty during which it was born