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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
Y. stimulea

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