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Malleia

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Bouchardiidae

Taxonomy
Malleia is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Terebratella portlandica.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bouchardiidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Malleia Sepkoski
2006Malleia Williams et al. p. 2223

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyBouchardioideaAllan 1940
familyBouchardiidaeAllan 1940
genusMalleia

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.

G. †Malleia
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Malleia portlandica Chapman 1913
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:30:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:30:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013
Collections
No collection or age range data are available