Malletia abrupta Conrad 1848 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Alternative combinations: Neilo abrupta, Nucula abrupta

Belongs to Malletia according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931

Sister taxa: Malletia chilensis, Malletia evansi, Malletia galatheae, Malletia leanzai, Malletia rudis, Malletia sabrina, Malletia tsubetsuensis, Perissonota littlei, Perissonota protexta, Solenella subaequalis, Solenella transversa, Pseudomalletia obtusa, Minormalletia simia, Minormalletia nasuta

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Malletia abrupta in the database

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