Noetia ponderosa
| 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]
Description
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]
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
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Right valve -
Left valve
Distribution
Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Florida, West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Central America.[3][2]
Habitat
Noetia ponderosa typically resides in shallow water on the ocean floor.
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ a b Mikkelsen, Paula M. (2008). Seashells of southern Florida : living marine mollusks of the Florida keys and adjacent regions, bivalves. Rüdiger Bieler. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11606-8. OCLC 78071775.
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 11.