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Comb yoldia

Yoldia myalis (Couthouy, 1838)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The comb yoldia (Yoldia myalis) is a species in the family Yoldiidae, order Nuculanida.

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Quick facts about the comb 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 comb yoldia live?

Not recorded

Is the comb 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 comb yoldia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyYoldiidae
  6. genusYoldia
  7. SpeciesYoldia myalis (Couthouy, 1838)

Synonyms Leda myalis, Nucula cascoensis, Nucula myalis, Yoldia cascoensis, Yoldia myalis, Yoldia vancouverensis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Oval yoldiaEnglish
  • Cornette courteFrench
  • yoldie fausse-myeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the comb yoldia

Other species in the same genus Yoldia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the comb yoldia?

The comb yoldia (Yoldia myalis) belongs to the family Yoldiidae in the order Nuculanida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Comb yoldia (Yoldia myalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-yoldia

MLA

“Comb yoldia (Yoldia myalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-yoldia.

BibTeX
@misc{comb_yoldia_2026,
  title = {Comb yoldia (Yoldia myalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/comb-yoldia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}