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: Malletiinae 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, Johnmartinia, Katadesmia, Koenenia, Lapteviella, Malletia, Metapalaeoneilo, Myoplusia, Neilo, Ningliconcha, Palaeoneilo, Palaeostraba, Perrisonota, Phaenodesmia, Prosoleptus, Quadratonucula, Sluha, Spathelopsis, Suria, Taimyrodon, Tindariopsis, Tropinuculites, Vnigriella, Yoldioides, Yongshengia

Subtaxa: Lophoconcha corrugata

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Type: Isoarca corrugata

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Middle Valley (Tempe Downs) (Ordovician of Australia)

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