Melliteryx Iredale 1924 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
Parent taxon: Erycinidae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Arthritica, Borniola, Erycina, Myllita, Myllitella, Parvikellia, Semeloidea
Subtaxa: Melliteryx acupuncta
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder