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Broad yoldia

Megayoldia thraciaeformis (Storer, 1838)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The broad yoldia (Megayoldia thraciaeformis) is a species in the family Yoldiidae, order Nuculanida.

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Quick facts about the broad yoldia

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad yoldia live?

Not recorded

Is the broad yoldia endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broad yoldia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyYoldiidae
  6. genusMegayoldia
  7. SpeciesMegayoldia thraciaeformis (Storer, 1838)

Synonyms Leda thraciaeformis, Microyoldia ochotensis, Microyoldia regularis, Nucula groenlandica, Nucula laternaria, Nucula navicularis, Nucula thraciaeformis, Portlandia dalli, Portlandia thraciaeformis, Yoldia angularis, Yoldia mulleri, Yoldia regularis, Yoldia scapha, Yoldia secunda, Yoldia thraciaeformis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • joldie širokáCzech
  • Cornette bec-de-canardFrench
  • フネソデガイJapanese
  • 큰맵시조개Korean
  • Иольдия трациевидная (широкая)Russian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broad yoldia

Other species in the same genus Megayoldia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the broad yoldia?

The broad yoldia (Megayoldia thraciaeformis) belongs to the family Yoldiidae in the order Nuculanida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad yoldia (Megayoldia thraciaeformis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-yoldia

MLA

“Broad yoldia (Megayoldia thraciaeformis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-yoldia.

BibTeX
@misc{broad_yoldia_2026,
  title = {Broad yoldia (Megayoldia thraciaeformis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-yoldia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}