WoRMS taxon details
Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)
156909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156909)
accepted
Species
Arca contraria Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Arca elegans R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid; not Goldfuss, 1837)
Arca largilliertiana Nyst, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Arca ponderosa Say, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eontia ponderosa (Say, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
recent + fossil
(of Arca ponderosa Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 267 [details]
page(s): 267 [details]
Type locality contained in United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean
type locality contained in United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Distribution of the subprovince extends northward of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida
Distribution Distribution of the subprovince extends northward of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156909 on 2026-10-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arca largilliertiana Nyst, 1848) Nyst P. H. J. (1848). Tableau synoptique et synonymique des espèces vivantes et fossiles de la familie des Arcacées. pt. 1 Genre <i>Arca</i>. <i>Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique </i>: 22: 1-79, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2885636
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Arca elegans R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 92 [details]
original description (of Arca contraria Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Arca</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-17 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-2: December 1843; 3-4: January 1844; 5-8: February 1844; 9-12: March 1844; 13-14: April 1844; 15-16: May 1844; 17: June 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937002 [details]
original description (of Arca ponderosa Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 267 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Arca elegans R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1847-1848). Testaceorum novorum centuria. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 4(5): 71-77; 4(6): 84-96; 4(8): 113-127 [1847]; 5(1): 13-16; 5(2): 17-27 [1848]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292065
page(s): 92 [details]
original description (of Arca contraria Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Arca</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-17 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-2: December 1843; 3-4: January 1844; 5-8: February 1844; 9-12: March 1844; 13-14: April 1844; 15-16: May 1844; 17: June 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937002 [details]
original description (of Arca ponderosa Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 267 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746]. [details]
Other
additional source
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 132 [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 132 [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution of the subprovince extends northward of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida [details]
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Arca elegans R. A. Philippi, 1847)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Noetia ponderosa)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Arca ponderosa Say, 1822)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Eontia ponderosa (Say, 1822))
To Malacopics (Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822) United States, Florida, Coleman)
To Malacopics (Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822) United States, Florida, Miami, Stiltsville Finger Chan...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Arca ponderosa Say, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Arca elegans R. A. Philippi, 1847)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Noetia ponderosa)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Arca ponderosa Say, 1822)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Eontia ponderosa (Say, 1822))
To Malacopics (Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822) United States, Florida, Coleman)
To Malacopics (Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822) United States, Florida, Miami, Stiltsville Finger Chan...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Arca ponderosa Say, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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