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Yoldia

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Yoldia
Yoldia sapotilla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Family: Yoldiidae
Genus: Yoldia
Møller, 1842[1]

Yoldia is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Yoldiidae.[1] It was named after Alfonso de Aguirre y Yoldi [dk], Conde de Yoldi (1764–1852), a Spanish nobleman in charge of the royal naturalistic collection of Denmark.[2][3]

Species

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Species within the genus Yoldia include:

References

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  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Yoldia Møller, 1842". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1981), p. 2653.
  3. ^ Badorrey Martín, Beatriz. "Alfonso de Aguirre y Yoldi". Diccionario Biográfico Español. Real Academia de la Historia..