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Yoldiella nana

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae

Taxonomy
Yoldia nana was named by Sars (1865) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Panarctic and circumpolar, Alaska-California, Mediterranean; Alaska.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Yoldiella nana by Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Yoldiella fraterna was named by Verrill and Bush (1898) [HISTORY: Synonym of Yoldia nana Sars 1865 [Coan et al. 2000].]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Yoldia fraterna by Matthews (1967); it was synonymized subjectively with Yoldia nana by Coan et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Yoldia nana Sars p. 99
1898Yoldiella fraterna Verrill and Bush p. 867
1967Yoldia fraterna Matthews
2000Yoldiella nana Coan et al. p. 120
2008Yoldiella nana 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
speciesnana(Sars 1865)

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 nana Sars 1865
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Invalid names: Yoldiella fraterna Verrill and Bush 1898 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greenland Yoldiella fraterna (75092 75099)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Yoldia fraterna (75130) Yoldiella fraterna (75133)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Yoldia fraterna (74988 74990)