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Aequiyoldia

Bivalvia - Protobranchia - Sareptidae

Taxonomy
Yoldia (Aequiyoldia) was named by Soot-Ryen (1951). It is extant.

It was reranked as Aequiyoldia by Marshall et al. (2025).

It was assigned to Yoldia by Soot-Ryen (1951); and to Sareptidae by Marshall et al. (2025).

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2026-06-02; modified by P. Wagner on 2026-06-02

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Yoldia (Aequiyoldia) Soot-Ryen p. 6
1984Australoportlandia Zinsmeister p. 1504
1992Australoportlandia Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 50
2002Australoportlandia Sepkoski
2025Aequiyoldia Marshall et al. p. 868254

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
orderProtobranchiaPelseneer 1889
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familySareptidaeAdams 1860
genusAequiyoldia()

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.

G. Aequiyoldia Soot-Ryen 1951
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Aequiyoldia antarctica Zinsmeister 1984
Aequiyoldia defossata Quilty et al. 2016
Invalid names: Australoportlandia Zinsmeister 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:13:31
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Zanclean or 48.07000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Australoportlandia antarctica (63549)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Australoportlandia antarctica (63552)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Antarctica A. defossata (278961)