Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Alternative spelling: Palaeoneilo (Metapalaeoneilo)

Parent taxon: Malletiidae according to J. Kříž and M. Steinová 2009

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anthraconeilo, Arisaigia, Australoneilo, Bicrenula, Cadomia, Caesariella, Carinineilo, Concavoleda, Ctenodontella, Dianucula, Dysodonta, Ekstadia, Johnmartinia, Katadesmia, Koenenia, Lapteviella, Lophoconcha, Malletia, Myoplusia, Neilo, Ningliconcha, Palaeoneilo, Palaeostraba, Perrisonota, Phaenodesmia, Prosoleptus, Quadratonucula, Sluha, Spathelopsis, Suria, Taimyrodon, Tindariopsis, Tropinuculites, Vnigriella, Yoldioides, Yongshengia

Subtaxa: Metapalaeoneilo baltica Metapalaeoneilo dromon

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Temporary outcrop just northwest of Běchovice (Ordovician of Czech Republic)

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