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Northern yoldia

Yoldia hyperborea (A. A. Gould, 1841)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the northern 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 northern yoldia live?

Not recorded

Is the northern 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 northern yoldia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyYoldiidae
  6. genusYoldia
  7. SpeciesYoldia hyperborea (A. A. Gould, 1841)

Synonyms Joldia hyperborea, Leda amygdalea, Nucula amygdalea, Nucula hyperborea, Yoldia amygdalea, Yoldia amygdalea amygdalea, Yoldia amygdalea hyperborea, Yoldia gardneri, Yoldia hyperborea, Yoldia hyperborea hyperborea, Yoldia hyperborea limatuloides, Yoldia keenae, Yoldia labiata, Yoldia limatula gardneri, Yoldia limatula hyperborea, Yoldia norvegica

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Relatives of the northern yoldia

Other species in the same genus Yoldia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the northern yoldia?

The northern yoldia (Yoldia hyperborea) belongs to the family Yoldiidae in the order Nuculanida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Northern yoldia (Yoldia hyperborea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-yoldia

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“Northern yoldia (Yoldia hyperborea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-yoldia.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_yoldia_2026,
  title = {Northern yoldia (Yoldia hyperborea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-yoldia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}