Portlandia (bivalve)

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

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