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Yoldia (Kalayoldia) oregona

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae

Taxonomy
Leda oregona was named by Shumard (1858) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Oregon.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Nuculana oregona by Meek (1864); it was recombined as Neilo oregona by Conrad (1865); it was recombined as Yoldia (Cnesterium) oregona by Dall (1909); it was recombined as Yoldia oregona by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Yoldia (Portlandia) oregona by Weaver (1942); it was recombined as Yoldia (Kalayoldia) oregona by Moore (1976), Moore (1983), Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Leda oregona Shumard
1864Nuculana oregona Meek pp. 5, 27
1865Neilo oregona Conrad p. 153
1909Yoldia (Cnesterium) oregona Dall p. 105 figs. pl. 19, fig. 4
1931Yoldia oregona Grant, IV and Gale p. 130
1942Yoldia (Portlandia) oregona Weaver p. 49
1976Yoldia (Kalayoldia) oregona Moore p. 44
1983Yoldia (Kalayoldia) oregona Moore p. A24 figs. Plate 3, figures 11, 12
2000Yoldia (Kalayoldia) oregona Coan et al. p. 113
2020Yoldia (Kalayoldia) oregona Hendy

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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
subgenusKalayoldia
speciesoregona(Shumard 1858)

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
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