Arisaigia McLearn 1918 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Parent taxon: Malletiinae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Anthraconeilo, Australoneilo, Bicrenula, Cadomia, Caesariella, Carinineilo, Concavoleda, Ctenodontella, Dianucula, Dysodonta, Ekstadia, Johnmartinia, Katadesmia, Koenenia, Lapteviella, Lophoconcha, Malletia, Metapalaeoneilo, Myoplusia, Neilo, Ningliconcha, Palaeoneilo, Palaeostraba, Perrisonota, Phaenodesmia, Prosoleptus, Quadratonucula, Sluha, Spathelopsis, Suria, Taimyrodon, Tindariopsis, Tropinuculites, Vnigriella, Yoldioides, Yongshengia

Subtaxa: Arisaigia postornata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Poland (2 collections), United States (1: Florida)

• Ordovician of United States (1: Iowa)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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