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Malletia leanzai

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Malletia leanzai was named by Camacho (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 4 Km. north of Estancia Arroyito, which is in a Paleocene marine sandstone in the Cerro Khasem Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. inermis, M. korsakovi, M. protexta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Malletia leanzai Camacho p. 97

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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
speciesleanzai

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.

†Malletia leanzai Camacho 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Malletia leanzai (type locality: 210723)