  In the framework of phantom quintessence cosmology, we use the Noether
Symmetry Approach to obtain general exact solutions for the cosmological
equations. This result is achieved by the quintessential (phantom) potential
determined by the existence of the symmetry itself. A comparison between the
theoretical model and observations is worked out. In particular, we use type Ia
supernovae and large scale structure parameters determined from the 2-degree
Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS)and from the Wide part of the VIMOS-VLT
Deep Survey (VVDS). It turns out that the model is compatible with the
presently available observational data. Moreover we extend the approach to
include radiation. We show that it is compatible with data derived from
recombination and it seems that quintessence do not affect nucleosynthesis
results.
