Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Full reference: H. H. Camacho. 1957. Descripción de una fauna marina paleocena procedente de Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). Ameghiniana 1(1-2):86-100
Belongs to Malletia according to H. H. Camacho 1957
Sister taxa: Malletia abrupta, Malletia chilensis, Malletia galatheae, Malletia sabrina, Malletia tsubetsuensis, Perissonota littlei, Perissonota protexta, Solenella transversa, Solenella subaequalis, Minormalletia nasuta, Minormalletia simia, Pseudomalletia obtusa
Type specimen: Its type locality is 4 Km. north of Estancia Arroyito, which is in a Paleocene marine sandstone in the Cerro Khasem Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at 4 Km. north of Estancia Arroyito
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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