Yoldia thraciaeformis
| Yoldia thraciaeformis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Nuculoida |
| Family: | Yoldiidae |
| Genus: | Yoldia |
| Species: | Y. thraciaeformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Yoldia thraciaeformis Storer, 1838 | |
Yoldia thraciaeformis, or the broad yoldia, is a clam in the family Yoldiidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, from the Arctic Ocean to North Carolina, as well as along the Pacific coast, from the Arctic Ocean to Oregon.[1]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 7.
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