Eontia ponderosa Say 1822 (clam)
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Alternative combinations: Arca ponderosa, Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa
Belongs to Eontia according to P. Jung 1965
See also Holmes 1860 and Richards 1962
Sister taxa: Eontia palmerae, Noetia (Eontia) olssoni
Ecology: facultatively mobile semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (41: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Colombia (1)
Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence
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