†Minormalletia simia Marwick 1931 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Belongs to Minormalletia according to C. A. Fleming 1966
See also Kear and Schofield 1978
Sister taxa: Malletia abrupta, Malletia chilensis, Malletia galatheae, Malletia leanzai, Malletia sabrina, Malletia tsubetsuensis, Perissonota littlei, Perissonota protexta, Solenella subaequalis, Solenella transversa, Pseudomalletia obtusa, Minormalletia nasuta
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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