Noetia ponderosa
Appearance
Noetia ponderosa | |
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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 marine clam in the family Noetiidae.[1]
Description
[edit]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]
Distribution
[edit]Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Florida,
West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Central America.[3][2]
Habitat
[edit]Noetia ponderosa typically resides in shallow water on the ocean floor.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.