Yoldiella biscayensis Allen, Sanders & Hannah, 1995
Nuculanoidea : Nuculanidae |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | n/a |
Notes on Nomenclature
Killeen & Turner (2009) use Nuculanidae instead of Yoldiidae in agreement with Ockelmann & Warén (1998) who explan that the distinguishing characters between these two families has never been well documented. Until the Yoldiidae can be clearly distinguished from the Nuculanidae we shall treat them under the single family Nuculanidae.
To size:
To 5.8mm.
Shell Structure:
Thin, fragile.
Equivalve:
Equivalve.
Equilateral:
Inequilateral, beaks situated well to the anterior of midline.
Tumidity:
Compressed.
Outline:
Oval: antero-dorsal margin short, gently sloping. postero-dorsal margin long, gently sloping; junction between the umbo and postero-dorsal margin distinctly angled or notched; anterior and posterior margins broadly rounded; ventral margin is deeply curved. Umbo relatively narrow, not prominent, projecting only just above the dorsal margin.
Sculpture:
Very weak and irregular striations.
Margin:
Smooth.
Ligament:
Amphidetic, relatively short, attached internally to the underside of the beak without a projecting chondrophore or resilifer.
Hinge:
Taxodont: Hinge plate relatively long and narrow, slightly curved posteriorly; 8-10 well-developed chevron-shaped teeth on either side of the ligament.
Periostracum:
Silky, pale yellow, straw-coloured.
Colour:
Translucent white.
Additional Characters:
The hind-gut forms a simple, rounded loop on the right side of the body.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m)
Abyssal Plain (4000m +)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Nuculanoidea : Nuculanidae
References
Listed are literature citing Yoldiella biscayensis Allen, Sanders & Hannah, 1995. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Allen, J.A., Sanders, H.L. & Hannah, F. 1995. Studies on the deep-sea Protobranchia (Bivalvia); the subfamily Yoldiellinae. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History. 61: 11-90. |
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Killeen I.J. & Turner J. 2009. Yoldiella and Portlandia (Bivalvia) from the Faroe-Shetland Channel and Rockall Trough, Northeast Atlantic. Journal of Conchology. 39 (6): 733-778. |
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