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Yoldia (Yoldia) biremis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae

Taxonomy
Yoldia biremis was named by Uozumi (1957) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene-Early Miocene; Japan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Yoldia (Yoldia) biremis by Kafanov et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Y. alta, Y. amygdalaeformis, Y. angusta, Y. breweri, Y. calumetensis, Y. chojensis, Y. clallamensis, Y. cuneata, Y. eborea, Y. emersoni, Y. frater, Y. germena, Y. glacialis, Y. hakobutsensis, Y. hokkaidoensis, Y. kamtschatica, Y. khandasensis, Y. kindlei, Y. knoxensis, Y. kochtanensis, Y. lanceolata, Y. leurovata, Y. levitestata, Y. limulata, Y. longa, Y. longifrons, Y. longissima, Y. lusoana, Y. mediana, Y. microdonta, Y. mira, Y. moessi, Y. multiconcentrica, Y. nabiliana, Y. oblongoides, Y. obsoleta, Y. oregonensis, Y. ovata, Y. palachei, Y. pennulata, Y. philippiana, Y. praeposneri, Y. raulini, Y. sagittaria, Y. sammammishensis, Y. semistriata, Y. septariana, Y. serotina, Y. slodkewitschi, Y. sobrina, Y. soror, Y. striatula, Y. subacuta, Y. subpilvoensis, Y. tarphaeia, Y. tatianensis, Y. uvutschensis, Y. valida, Y. ventricosa, Y. waltonensis, Y. kurzi, Y. hammetti, Y. houstonia, Y. pistorupes, Y. potomacensis, Y. praecompsa, Y. semenoides, Y. anastasia, Y. longa, Y. nabiliana, Y. sakhalinensis, Y. asagaiensis, Y. franciscoi, Y. kindlei, Y. ovalis, Y. rubamnis, Y. siliqua, Y. antiquus, Y. caudata, Y. chejsliensis, Y. chojensis, Y. djakovi, Y. enemtensis, Y. epilongissima, Y. gackhensis, Y. gretschishkini, Y. heeringi, Y. kikuchii, Y. kovatschensis, Y. limimtensis, Y. longissima, Y. navicula, Y. posneri, Y. praeposneri, Y. salvationemensis, Y. semistriata, Y. strucki, Y. subamygdalea, Y. tschekhovi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Yoldia biremis Uozumi
2005Yoldia (Yoldia) biremis Kafanov et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyYoldiidaeHabe 1977
genusYoldiaMöller 1842
subgenusYoldiaMoeller 1842
speciesbiremis(Uozumi 1957)

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.

†Yoldia (Yoldia) biremis Uozumi 1957
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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: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:24:31
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:24:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Japan Yoldia biremis (70424)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan Yoldia biremis (70422 173032 173034)