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Noetia limula

Geological Range

Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

South Florida to North Carolina.

Remarks

Original description (from Conrad, 1832):

"Oblong, sinuous, rather thin; ribs numerous, crossed by striae, which are equally distinct in the interstices; ribs double on the posterior side where they alternate with fine lines; umbo angulated behind; hinge area narrow, oblique, and transversely striated; basal margin contracted near the middle; inner margin crenate.

Localities. Newbern, N. C. common; Mr. Nuttal. James River, Va. very rare. Upper Tertiary.

This shell has a greneral [sic] resemblance to Arca ponderosa, of Say, but cannot be confounded with that species."

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Late Pleistocene
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation (S. FL)
Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
James City Formation (NC)
Nashua Formation (N. FL)
Waccamaw Formation (NC)
Waccamaw Formation (SC)
Late Pliocene
Croatan Formation (NC)
Duplin Formation (NC)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
<i>Noetia limula</i> from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 69935).
Noetia limula from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 69935).
<i>Noetia limula</i> from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70472).
Noetia limula from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70472).
<i>Noetia limula</i> from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70502).
Noetia limula from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70502).
<i>Noetia limula</i> from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70508).
Noetia limula from the Early Pleistocene Waccamaw Fm. of Brunswick County, North Carolina (PRI 70508).
Late Pleistocene Map
Late Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Late Pliocene Map