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Iridescent yoldia

Yoldiella lucida (Lovén, 1846)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The iridescent yoldia (Yoldiella lucida) is a species in the family Yoldiidae, order Nuculanida.

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Quick facts about the iridescent 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 iridescent yoldia live?

Not recorded

Is the iridescent 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 iridescent yoldia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyYoldiidae
  6. genusYoldiella
  7. SpeciesYoldiella lucida (Lovén, 1846)

Synonyms Leda lucida, Leda lucida var. declivis, Leda lucida var. truncata, Leda obesa, Leda subaequilatera, Nuculana subaequilatera, Portlandia inflata, Portlandia iris, Portlandia lucida, Portlandia subaequilatera, Portlandia subangulata, Yoldia inflata, Yoldia iris, Yoldia iris stricta, Yoldia lucida, Yoldia obesa, Yoldia obesa incala, Yoldia subangulata, Yoldiella inflata, Yoldiella iris, Yoldiella iris stricta, Yoldiella lucida lucida, Yoldiella obesa, Yoldiella subaequilatera, Yoldiella subangulata

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • glänsande småtandmusslaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the iridescent yoldia

Other species in the same genus Yoldiella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the iridescent yoldia?

The iridescent yoldia (Yoldiella lucida) 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). Iridescent yoldia (Yoldiella lucida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/iridescent-yoldia

MLA

“Iridescent yoldia (Yoldiella lucida).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/iridescent-yoldia.

BibTeX
@misc{iridescent_yoldia_2026,
  title = {Iridescent yoldia (Yoldiella lucida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/iridescent-yoldia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}