Yoldia myalis
Encyclopedia
Yoldia myalis, or the comb yoldia, is a clam
in the family
Yoldiidae
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Labrador
to Massachusetts
, as well as along the Alaska
n coast.
Clam
The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Yoldiidae
Yoldiidae
Yoldiidae is a family of clams of the order Nuculanoida.-Genera:* Megayoldia** Megayoldia martyria** Megayoldia montereyensis** Megayoldia thraciaeformis* Microgloma Saunders & Allen, 1973** Microgloma pusilla...
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Labrador
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
to Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, as well as along the Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
n coast.