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Yoldia (Yoldia) rostriformis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae

Taxonomy
Yoldia rostriformis was named by Gladenkov (1984) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; North Pacific.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Yoldia (Yoldia) rostriformis by Kafanov et al. (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Y. alta, Y. amygdalaeformis, Y. angusta, Y. breweri, Y. calumetensis, Y. chojensis, Y. clallamensis, Y. cuneata, Y. eborea, Y. emersoni, Y. frater, Y. germena, Y. glacialis, Y. hakobutsensis, Y. hokkaidoensis, Y. kamtschatica, Y. khandasensis, Y. kindlei, Y. knoxensis, Y. kochtanensis, Y. lanceolata, Y. leurovata, Y. levitestata, Y. limulata, Y. longa, Y. longifrons, Y. longissima, Y. lusoana, Y. mediana, Y. microdonta, Y. mira, Y. moessi, Y. multiconcentrica, Y. nabiliana, Y. oblongoides, Y. obsoleta, Y. ovata, Y. palachei, Y. pennulata, Y. philippiana, Y. praeposneri, Y. raulini, Y. sagittaria, Y. semistriata, Y. septariana, Y. serotina, Y. slodkewitschi, Y. sobrina, Y. soror, Y. striatula, Y. subacuta, Y. subpilvoensis, Y. tarphaeia, Y. tatianensis, Y. uvutschensis, Y. valida, Y. ventricosa, Y. waltonensis, Y. kurzi, Y. hammetti, Y. houstonia, Y. pistorupes, Y. potomacensis, Y. praecompsa, Y. semenoides, Y. anastasia, Y. longa, Y. nabiliana, Y. sakhalinensis, Y. asagaiensis, Y. franciscoi, Y. kindlei, Y. ovalis, Y. rubamnis, Y. siliqua, Y. antiquus, Y. caudata, Y. chejsliensis, Y. chojensis, Y. djakovi, Y. enemtensis, Y. epilongissima, Y. gackhensis, Y. gretschishkini, Y. heeringi, Y. kikuchii, Y. kovatschensis, Y. limimtensis, Y. longissima, Y. navicula, Y. posneri, Y. praeposneri, Y. salvationemensis, Y. semistriata, Y. strucki, Y. subamygdalea, Y. tschekhovi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Yoldia rostriformis Gladenkov p. 172 figs. pl. 29, fig. 26
2001Yoldia (Yoldia) rostriformis Kafanov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyYoldiidaeHabe 1977
genusYoldiaMöller 1842
subgenusYoldiaMoeller 1842
speciesrostriformis(Gladenkov 1984)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Yoldia (Yoldia) rostriformis Gladenkov 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:31
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:24:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Serravallian or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Yoldia rostriformis (50041)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Yoldia rostriformis (50038)