Bivalvia - Protobranchia - Malletiidae

Alternative spelling: Palaeoneilo (Metapalaeoneilo)

Parent taxon: Malletiidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969

Sister taxa: Anthraconeilo, Arisaigia, Australoneilo, Cadomia, Carinineilo, Concavoleda, Ctenodontella, Dysodonta, Ekstadia, Johnmartinia, Katadesmia, Koenenia, Lapteviella, Lophoconcha, Malletia, Myoplusia, Neilo, Nuculites, Palaeoneilo, Perissonata, Phaenodesmia, Prosoleptus, Quadratonucula, Sluha, Spathelopsis, Taimyrodon, Tindariopsis, Vnigriella, Yoldioides, Zeehania

Subtaxa: Metapalaeoneilo baltica

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder