Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Parent taxon: Malleidae according to G. M. El Qot 2006
See also Moore 1983, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984, Squires 1990 and Squires and Demetrion 1992
Sister taxa: Aviculovulsa, Bouleigmus, Chalmasia, Heligmina, Heligmopsis, Isognomoninae, Malleinae, Malleus, Malvufundus, Ostreinella, Pseudoheligmus, Pulvinitinae, Vulsella, Vulsellina, Euphenax, Heligmus, Stefaniniella
Subtaxa: Nayadina (Exputens) Nayadina gaudryi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (2 collections), Panama (2), United States (19: California, Florida, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington)
• Cretaceous of Egypt (7), the Russian Federation (1), Tunisia (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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