''Yoldia sapotilla'', or the short 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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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

.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.

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Yoldiidae Bivalves described in 1841 {{bivalve-stub