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Pacific Arctic Benthic Species
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Yoldia hyperborea (Gould, 1841)

Size
Up to 60 mm, usually 28-33 mm.

Color
Olive-yellowish or brown to dark brown, shiny.

Habitat
Silty sediment.

Depth
Mainly in sublitoral.

Feeding
Deposit feeder.

Life cycle
Pelagic larvae.

Distribution
Widespread boreal-arctic.
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