Mallanites O'Dogherty 1994 (radiolarian)
Radiolaria - Spumellaria - Actinommidae
Parent taxon: Actinommidae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Acanthosphaera, Actinomma, Actinomminae, Astrocentrus, Bolena, Carinaheliosoma, Carposphaera, Cenosphaera, Cromyomma, Cromyosphaera, Perispongidium, Prunopyle, Pseudacanthosphaera, Sphaeropyle, Staurosphaera, Staurosphaeretta, Stuermeria, Tetracanthellipsis, Thaisphaera, Thecosphaera
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore