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Yoldiella minima

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae

Taxonomy
Nucula minima was named by Sowerby (1818).

It was recombined as Yoldiella minima by Schnetler and Heilmann-Clausen (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Nucula minima Sowerby
2011Yoldiella minima Schnetler and Heilmann-Clausen p. 51 figs. Pl 1, figs 8,9

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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
speciesminima(Sowerby 1818)

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 minima Sowerby 1818
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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008
Collections
No collection or age range data are available