MSBIAS taxon details
Yoldiella A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897
138673 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138673)
accepted
Genus
- Species Yoldiella biscayensis J. A. Allen, H. L. Sanders & F. Hannah, 1995
- Species Yoldiella curta A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
- Species Yoldiella dissimilis A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
- Species Yoldiella ella J. A. Allen, H. L. Sanders & F. Hannah, 1995
- Species Yoldiella expansa (Jeffreys, 1876)
- Species Yoldiella fabula J. A. Allen, H. L. Sanders & F. Hannah, 1995
- Species Yoldiella frigida (Torell, 1859)
- Species Yoldiella incala J. A. Allen, H. L. Sanders & F. Hannah, 1995
- Species Yoldiella inconspicua A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898
- Species Yoldiella insculpta (Jeffreys, 1879)
- Species Yoldiella intermedia (M. Sars, 1865)
- Species Yoldiella jeffreysi (Hidalgo, 1877)
- Species Yoldiella lenticula (Møller, 1842)
- Species Yoldiella lucida (Lovén, 1846)
- Species Yoldiella micrometrica (G. Seguenza, 1877) †
- Species Yoldiella nana (M. Sars, 1865)
- Species Yoldiella philippiana (Nyst, 1845)
- Species Yoldiella profundorum (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
- Species Yoldiella propinqua (Leche, 1878)
- Species Yoldiella solidula Warén, 1989
- Species Yoldiella striolata (Brugnone, 1876)
- Species Yoldiella subcircularis (Odhner, 1960)
- Species Yoldiella thaerella Killeen & J. A. Turner, 2009
- Species Yoldiella valorousae Killeen & J. A. Turner, 2009
- Species Yoldiella inflata A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897 accepted as Yoldiella lucida (Lovén, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Yoldiella subaequilatera (Jeffreys, 1879) accepted as Yoldiella lucida (Lovén, 1846)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Verrill A.E. & Bush K.J. (1897). Revision of the genera of Ledidae and Nuculidae of the Atlantic coast of the United States. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 4, 3: 51-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40360653
page(s): 55, 63 [details]
page(s): 55, 63 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Yoldiella A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138673 on 2026-05-11
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Yoldiella A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138673 on 2026-05-11
Date
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original description
Verrill A.E. & Bush K.J. (1897). Revision of the genera of Ledidae and Nuculidae of the Atlantic coast of the United States. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 4, 3: 51-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40360653
page(s): 55, 63 [details]
basis of record Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 204 [details] Available for editors
additional source Killeen, I. J.; Turner, J. A. (2009). <i>Yoldiella</i> and <i>Portlandia</i> (Bivalvia) from the Faroe-Shetland Channel and Rockall Trough, northeast Atlantic. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 39(6) : 733-778., available online at https://conchsoc.org/sites/default/files/Journal%20of%20Conchology/2009.02_v39(6)/002_Individual%20papers/002_High%20resolution/014_Killeen%20&%20Turner_JoC_v39(6)_p733_2009.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Allen, J. A.; Sanders, H. L.; Hannah, F. (1995). Studies on deep-sea Protobranchia (Bivalvia). The subfamily Yoldiellinae. <em>Bulletin of the Natural History Museum of London (Zoology).</em> 61(1): 11-90., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41008312 [details]
additional source Kilburn R.N. (1994). The protobranch genera <i>Jupiteria</i>, <i>Ledella</i>, <i>Yoldiella</i> and <i>Neilo</i> in South Africa, with the description of a new genus (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Nuculanoidea). <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 35: 157–175., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/annals/35/1/AJA03040798_247
page(s): 162. [details] Available for editors
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 87 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 55, 63 [details]
basis of record Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 204 [details] Available for editors
additional source Killeen, I. J.; Turner, J. A. (2009). <i>Yoldiella</i> and <i>Portlandia</i> (Bivalvia) from the Faroe-Shetland Channel and Rockall Trough, northeast Atlantic. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 39(6) : 733-778., available online at https://conchsoc.org/sites/default/files/Journal%20of%20Conchology/2009.02_v39(6)/002_Individual%20papers/002_High%20resolution/014_Killeen%20&%20Turner_JoC_v39(6)_p733_2009.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Allen, J. A.; Sanders, H. L.; Hannah, F. (1995). Studies on deep-sea Protobranchia (Bivalvia). The subfamily Yoldiellinae. <em>Bulletin of the Natural History Museum of London (Zoology).</em> 61(1): 11-90., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41008312 [details]
additional source Kilburn R.N. (1994). The protobranch genera <i>Jupiteria</i>, <i>Ledella</i>, <i>Yoldiella</i> and <i>Neilo</i> in South Africa, with the description of a new genus (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Nuculanoidea). <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 35: 157–175., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/annals/35/1/AJA03040798_247
page(s): 162. [details] Available for editors
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 87 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality