†Perissonota protexta Conrad 1869 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Belongs to Malletia according to M. A. Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Malletia abrupta, Malletia chilensis, Malletia evansi, Malletia galatheae, Malletia leanzai, Malletia rudis, Malletia sabrina, Malletia tsubetsuensis, Perissonota littlei, Minormalletia simia, Minormalletia nasuta, Pseudomalletia obtusa, Solenella subaequalis, Solenella transversa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Perissonota protexta in the database
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