| Noetia ponderosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Noetiidae |
| Genus: | Noetia |
| Species: | N. ponderosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822) | |
Noetia ponderosa, or the ponderous ark clam, is a marine clam in the family Noetiidae. [1]
The shape of the shell is rounded trigonal, almost as high as long,
with 27-31 squared radial ribs divided by fine incised lines,
and a distinctive brown or black periostracum. The exterior and interior of the shell is a white color. Size approximately 50-60 mm. [2]
Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Florida,
West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Central America. [3] [2]
Noetia ponderosa typically resides in shallow water on the ocean floor.
Noetiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Arcida. They are related to the ark clams and used to be classified as among them. They are differentiated from the ark clams by the presence of striations on the hinge ligament and on the placement of this ligament. Like the ark clams, however, their shells range from ovate to elongate, are inflated, and are brown and white with clear radial ribs. They usually grow to around 6 cm in length, with a maximum of 10 cm.
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