Noetiidae

Noetiidae
Noetiidae
Striarca lactea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorpha
Order: Arcoida
Family: Noetiidae
Stewart, 1930
Genera

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Noetiidae is a family of bivalves related to the ark clams. They are differentiated from the ark clams by the presence of striations on the hinge ligament. They usually grow to around 6 cm in length, with 10 cm the maximum.

Species

  • Arcopsis Koenen, 1885
    • Arcopsis adamsi (Dall, 1886)
    • Arcopsis fossularca
    • Arcopsis gabinarca
    • Arcopsis mulinarca
    • Arcopsis ribriarca
    • Arcopsis scapularca
    • Arcopsis solida (Sowerby, 1833)
    • Arcopsis spinearca
    • Arcopsis verilarca
  • Noetia Gray, 1857
    • Noetia alssoni
    • Noetia bisulcata
    • Noetia delgada (Lowe, 1935)
    • Noetia lindae
    • Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)
    • Noetia reversa (Sowerby, 1833)
  • Noetiella
    • Noetiella congoensis
  • Rectangularca
  • Scapularca
  • Scelidionarca
  • Sheldonella
    • Sheldonella barbatiella
    • Sheldonella didimacar
    • Sheldonella minutalis
    • Sheldonella paranoetia
  • Stenocista
    • Stenocista gambiensis
  • Striarca
    • Striarca afra
    • Striarca breviarca
    • Striarca estellacar
    • Striarca galactella
    • Striarca lactea
    • Striarca pectunculiformis
  • Trigonodesma
  • Trinacria
  • Verilarca
    • Verilarca sinensis

References


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