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Malletia longifrons

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
M. abrupta, M. chilensis, M. evansi, M. galatheae, M. leanzai, M. rudis, M. sabrina, M. tsubetsuensis, Minormalletia nasuta, Minormalletia simia, Perissonota littlei, Perissonota protexta, Pseudomalletia obtusa, Solenella subaequalis, Solenella transversa

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusMalletiades Moulins 1832
specieslongifrons

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Malletia longifrons (6171 6172 6174 6175 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Malletia longifrons (7481 7500 7501)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Malletia longifrons (5557 7446)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Malletia longifrons (1295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Malletia longifrons (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Malletia longifrons (1312)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Malletia longifrons (1303)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Malletia longifrons (1296 1297 1298 1299 1300 1301 1392 1393 1394 1395)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Malletia longifrons (1306 1308)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) Malletia longifrons (1302)