Orthoyoldia crosbyana Guppy 1882 (pointed nut clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Alternative combination: Nucula crosbyana

Belongs to Orthoyoldia according to D. Massemin et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Orthoyoldia claibornensis, Orthoyoldia psammotaea, Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) haboroensis, Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) quiba

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orthoyoldia crosbyana in the database

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