Noetia ponderosa
Appearance
Noetia ponderosa | |
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Upper view of a Noetia ponderosa shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Arcida |
Family: | Noetiidae |
Genus: | Noetia |
Species: | N. ponderosa
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Binomial name | |
Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)
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Noetia ponderosa, or the ponderous ark clam, is a clam in the family Noetiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Texas.[1]
References
- ^ 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.