Pseudomalletia obtusa Sars 1872 (clam)

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Alternative combination: Malletia obtusa

Belongs to Pseudomalletia according to Fischer 1886

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pseudomalletia obtusa in the database

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