†Australoneilo gracilis Wilckens 1907 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Alternative combinations: Malletia gracilis, Neilo (Australoneilo) gracilis
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 Australoneilo according to J. D. Stilwell et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Australoneilo casei, Australoneilo rossi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Antarctica (7 collections), Argentina (28)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1), Argentina (10)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
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