Portlandia (bivalve)

Portlandia
Fossil Portlandia arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Family: Yoldiidae
Genus: Portlandia
Mörch, 1857
Synonyms[1]
  • Nuculana (Portlandia) Mörch, 1857
  • Leda (Portlandia) Mörch, 1857

Portlandia is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Yoldiidae.[1][2] They can be found in all the oceans.[2] The genus includes Portlandia arctica, the bivalve which gave its name – when it was still known as Yoldia arctica – to the Yoldia Sea.[3]

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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tikkanen and Oksanen 2002 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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