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Yoldiella spitsbergensis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae

Taxonomy
Yoldiella spitsbergensis was named by Amano (2019). Its type specimen is ZPAL V.48/17, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Fossildalen, Colesbukta area (ZPAL collection), which is in a Thanetian prodelta limestone in the Basilika Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Y. stimulea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Yoldiella spitsbergensis Amano p. 110 figs. 7E-K

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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
speciesspitsbergensis

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.

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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Yoldiella spitsbergensis (191306 226627 type locality: 226628 226629)