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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Arcoidea: Noetiidae

Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)


Range: 37.9°N to 20°N; 91°W to 75.5°W
Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 7 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60  mm

Synonymy

Arca ponderosa Say, 1822
Arca contraria Reeve, 1844
Arca elegans Philippi, 1847

Details


Arca ponderosa Say, 1822,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 37.9°N to 20°N; 91°W to 75.5°W
Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 7 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
Distribution: USA: Virginia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas
References: B. B. Baker (1951) NE; Perry & Schwengel (1955) M; Sykes & Hall (1970) l; Lyons (1989b) DL
Comments: Known as a fossil in Long Island and New Jersey.

Arca contraria Reeve, 1844, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1898b) s

Arca elegans Philippi, 1847, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1898b) s



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