†Pseudoheligmus (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Parent taxon: Malleidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aviculovulsa, Bouleigmus, Chalmasia, Heligmina, Heligmopsis, Isognomoninae, Malleinae, Malleus, Malvufundus, Nayadina, Ostreinella, Pulvinitinae, Vulsella, Vulsellina, Euphenax, Heligmus, Stefaniniella

Subtaxa: Pseudoheligmus nigeriensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Mali (2 collections), Niger (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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