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Megayoldia

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae

Taxonomy
Megayoldia was named by Verrill and Bush (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol R Sepkoski's reference number: 816]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Yoldia (Megayoldia) by Zhidkova (1968) and Moore (1983).

It was assigned to Yoldia by Zhidkova (1968) and Moore (1983); to Yoldiinae by Coan et al. (2000); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Yoldiidae by Mikkelsen (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Megayoldia Verrill and Bush
1968Yoldia (Megayoldia) Zhidkova p. 78
1983Yoldia (Megayoldia) Moore p. A26
2000Megayoldia Coan et al. pp. 109, 114
2002Megayoldia Sepkoski
2006Megayoldia Mikkelsen

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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
familySareptidaeAdams 1860
subfamilyYoldiinae(Dall 1908)
genusMegayoldiaVerrill and Bush 1897

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.

G. Megayoldia Verrill and Bush 1897
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Subg. Megayoldia (Megayoldia) Verrill and Bush 1897
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Invalid names: Microyoldia ochotensis Scarlato 1981 [synonym], Nucula groenlandica Posselt 1898 [synonym], Nucula navicularis Couthouy 1831 [synonym], Portlandia dalli Krause 1885 [synonym], Yoldia angularis Möller 1842 [synonym], Yoldia regularis Verrill 1884 [synonym], Yoldia scapha Yokoyama 1926 [synonym], Yoldia secunda Dall 1916 [synonym], Yoldia suavis Konova 1984 [synonym]
Subg. †Megayoldia (Portlandella) Stewart 1930
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Invalid names: Yoldia obtusata Kristofovich 1984 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Yoldia deformis Kogan 1939 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Megayoldia kamchatkana Scarlato 1981 [synonym], Yoldia beringiana Dall 1916 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available