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Yoldiella lenticula

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae

Taxonomy
Nucula lenticula was named by Möller (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Massachusetts (Recent); Ontario-New Jersey (Pleistocene)]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Yoldia (Yoldiella) lenticula by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Yoldiella lenticula by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Nucula lenticula Möller p. 17
1962Yoldia (Yoldiella) lenticula Richards p. 52
2008Yoldiella lenticula Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyYoldiidaeHabe 1977
genusYoldiellaVerrill and Bush 1897
specieslenticula(Möller 1842)

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.

Yoldiella lenticula Möller 1842
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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: shallow infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:52
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greenland Yoldiella lenticula (75197)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Yoldiella lenticula (75127)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Yoldia lenticula (66338 66339)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Yoldia lenticula (66630)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Yoldia lenticula (74987)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Yoldia lenticula (66523)