Noetiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Arcida. They are related to the ark clams and used to be classified as among them. They are differentiated from the ark clams by the presence of striations on the hinge ligament and on the placement of this ligament. Like the ark clams, however, their shells range from ovate to elongate, are inflated, and are brown and white with clear radial ribs. They usually grow to around 6 cm in length, with a maximum of 10 cm.
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Noetiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Arcida. They are related to the ark clams and used to be classified as among them. They are differentiated from the ark clams by the presence of striations on the hinge ligament and on the placement of this ligament. Like the ark clams, however, their shells range from ovate to elongate, are inflated, and are brown and white with clear radial ribs. They usually grow to around 6 cm in length, with a maximum of 10 cm.
==Genera and species== Genera and species within the family Noetidae include: 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 Estellacar Iredale, 1939 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
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