Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Full reference: J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson. 1977. Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174:1-64
Parent taxon: Malletiidae according to J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Anthraconeilo, Arisaigia, Australoneilo, Bicrenula, Cadomia, Caesariella, Carinineilo, Concavoleda, Ctenodontella, Dianucula, Dysodonta, Ekstadia, 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: Johnmartinia cordata Johnmartinia orbicularis
Type: Johnmartinia cordata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Arenig of Australia (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Australia (4)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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