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Malletia rudis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Malletia rudis Wilckens

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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
speciesrudis

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 rudis Wilckens 1907
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Diagnosis
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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: base of the Late/Upper Cretaceous to the top of the Selandian or 100.50000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Malletia rudis (235482)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina Malletia rudis (99258)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Argentina (Santa Cruz) Malletia rudis (235520)