Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Parent taxon: Malletiinae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Anthraconeilo, Arisaigia, Australoneilo, Bicrenula, 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: Cadomia typa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Dobrotivian of Spain (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Spain (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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