''Yoldia myalis'', or the comb yoldia, is a clam in the

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Yoldiidae Yoldiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Nuculanida. Genera and species Genera and species within the family Yoldiidae include: * '' Megayoldia'' ** '' Megayoldia martyri ...

. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from

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, as well as along the

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n coast.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 6.

References

Yoldiidae Bivalves described in 1838 {{bivalve-stub