Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Parent taxon: Malletiidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anthraconeilo, Arisaigia, Australoneilo, Bicrenula, Cadomia, Caesariella, Carinineilo, Concavoleda, Ctenodontella, Dianucula, Dysodonta, Ekstadia, Johnmartinia, Katadesmia, Koenenia, Lapteviella, Lophoconcha, Malletia, Metapalaeoneilo, Myoplusia, Neilo, Ningliconcha, Palaeoneilo, Palaeostraba, Perrisonota, Phaenodesmia, Prosoleptus, Quadratonucula, Sinovenustas, Sluha, Spathelopsis, Suria, Taimyrodon, Tindariopsis, Vnigriella, Yoldioides, Yongshengia
Subtaxa: Tropinuculites carinatus
Type: Nuculites (Orthonota) carinata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: New York collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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