Yoldia

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Yoldia
Nyst 1878 - Yoldia semistriata.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Family: Yoldiidae
Genus: Yoldia
Möller, 1842[1]

Yoldia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Yoldiidae.[2] It was named after Alfonso de Aguirre y Yoldi, Conde de Yoldi (1764–1852), a Spanish nobleman in charge of the royal naturalistic collection of Denmark.[3][4]

Species[]

Species within the genus Yoldia include:

References[]

  1. ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Yoldia Möller, 1842. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at [1] on 2016-10-06
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Yoldia Möller, 1842. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at [2] on 2016-10-06
  3. ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1981), p. 2653.
  4. ^ Beatriz Badorrey Martín, "Alfonso de Aguirre y Yoldi," Diccionario Biográfico Español.


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