Malleus Lamarck 1799 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Parent taxon: Malleidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Lamprell and Healy 1998
Sister taxa: Aviculovulsa, Bouleigmus, Chalmasia, Heligmina, Heligmopsis, Isognomoninae, Malleinae, Malvufundus, Nayadina, Ostreinella, Pseudoheligmus, Pulvinitinae, Vulsella, Vulsellina, Stefaniniella, Euphenax, Heligmus
Subtaxa: Malleus (Malleus) Malleus albus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Miocene of France (1), Indonesia (1)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences
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