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Yoldia laevis (Say, 1824)

Yoldia laevis
Yoldia laevis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Family: Yoldiidae
Genus: Yoldia
Species: Yoldia laevis (Say, 1824)

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare]
Chowan River Formation [Questionable/rare]
James City Formation [Questionable/rare]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Questionable/rare]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Questionable/rare]
Yorktown Formation [Common]

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks: n/a

References: n/a

Online resources: n/a

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on February 21, 2018. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Yoldia laevis from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Suffolk County, Virginia (SDSM 136153).
Yoldia laevis from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Suffolk County, Virginia (SDSM 136153).
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Yoldia laevis from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112573).
Yoldia laevis from the Late Pliocene Yorktown Fm. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (SDSM 112573).
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