Megayoldia (Megayoldia) thraciaeformis Storer 1838 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae

Alternative combinations: Megayoldia thraciaeformis, Nucula thraciaeformis, Yoldia (Megayoldia) thraciaeformis, Yoldia thraciaeformis

Synonyms: Microyoldia ochotensis Scarlato 1981, Nucula groenlandica Posselt 1898, Nucula navicularis Couthouy 1831, Portlandia dalli Krause 1885, Yoldia angularis Möller 1842, Yoldia regularis Verrill 1884, Yoldia scapha Yokoyama 1926, Yoldia secunda Dall 1916, Yoldia suavis Konova 1984

Belongs to Megayoldia (Megayoldia) according to A. I. Kafanov et al. 2001

See also Coan et al. 2000 and Moore 1983

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (13)

• Oligocene to Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)

• Oligocene of the Russian Federation (4), United States (1: Alaska)

Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences

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