Concavoleda Sanchez 1999 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Full reference: T. M. Sanchez. 1999. New late Ordovician (Early Caradoc) Bivalves from the Sierra De Villicum (Argentine Precordillera). Journal of Paleontology 73(1):66-76

Parent taxon: Malletiinae according to T. M. Sanchez 1999

Sister taxa: Anthraconeilo, Arisaigia, Australoneilo, Bicrenula, Cadomia, Caesariella, Carinineilo, 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: Concavoleda braulense

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Type: Concavoleda braulense

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at south side of the Quebrada La Pola, Eastern flank of Sierra de Villicum (Ordovician of Argentina)

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