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Yoldiella obesa
(W. Stimpson, 1851)
AphiaID
181268
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181268)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Protobranchia
Nuculanida
Nuculanoidea
Yoldiidae
Yoldiellinae
Yoldiella
Yoldiella obesa
Status
unaccepted >
junior subjective synonym
Accepted name
Yoldiella lucida
(Lovén, 1846)
Rank
Species
Parent
Yoldiella
A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897
Original name
Leda obesa
W. Stimpson, 1851
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Yoldiella obesa incala
J. A. Allen, H. L. Sanders & F. Hannah, 1995
accepted as
Yoldiella incala
J. A. Allen, H. L. Sanders & F. Hannah, 1995
Environment
marine
Original description
(of
Leda obesa
W. Stimpson, 1851
)
Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823
page(s): 113
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Yoldiella obesa
(W. Stimpson, 1851). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181268 on 2026-09-02
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Yoldiella obesa
(W. Stimpson, 1851). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181268 on 2026-09-02
Taxonomic edit history
Date
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2005-09-12 11:13:23Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2010-05-19 18:30:46Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2020-04-02 19:27:31Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2022-09-16 17:56:22Z
changed
Vos, Chris
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Sources (3)
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Links (2)
original description
(of
Leda obesa
W. Stimpson, 1851
)
Stimpson, W. (1851). On several new species of shells from the northern coast of New England. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 113-114.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870823
page(s): 113
[details]
context source (Deepsea)
Census of Marine Life (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 7)
,
available online at
http://www.comlsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SYNDEEP-Towards-a-first-global-synthesis-of-biodiversity-biogeography-and-ecosystem-function-in-the-deep-sea-Eva-Ramirez-Llodra-et-al..pdf
[details]
additional source
Warén A. (1989). Taxonomic comments on some protobranch bivalves from the Northeastern Atlantic. <i>Sarsia 74</i>: 223-259
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1989.10413432
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To PESI