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Portlandia (Yoldiella) nielseni

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae

Taxonomy
Portlandia (Yoldiella) nielseni was named by Schnetler (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sundkrogen 4, Selandian, Denmark, which is in a Selandian marginal marine claystone in the Lellinge Greensand Formation of Denmark.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. sanchuensis, P. sphaerica, P. carolimartini, Yoldia siliqua, Yoldiella stimulea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Portlandia (Yoldiella) nielseni Schnetler

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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
genusPortlandiaVerrill and Bush 1897
subgenusYoldiella
speciesnielseni

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