Malletia rudis Wilckens 1907 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Full reference: O. Wilckens. 1907. Die Lamellibrachiaten, Gastropoden ect. aus der oberen Kreide Südpatagoniens. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg, Breisgau 15:97-166

Belongs to Malletia according to O. Wilckens 1907

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Argentina (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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