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Malletia chilensis

Status not recordedmolluscs

Malletia chilensis is a species in the family Malletiidae, order Nuculanida.

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Quick facts about Malletia chilensis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Malletia chilensis live?

Not recorded

Is Malletia chilensis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Malletia chilensis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderNuculanida
  5. familyMalletiidae
  6. genusMalletia
  7. SpeciesMalletia chilensis Des Moulins, 1832

Synonyms Ctenoconcha nuculoides, Malletia inequalis, Solenella norrisii, Solenella norrisii var. brevior

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Malletia chilensis

Other species in the same genus Malletia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Malletia chilensis?

Malletia chilensis (Malletia chilensis) belongs to the family Malletiidae in the order Nuculanida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Malletia chilensis (Malletia chilensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/malletia-chilensis

MLA

“Malletia chilensis (Malletia chilensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/malletia-chilensis.

BibTeX
@misc{malletia_chilensis_2026,
  title = {Malletia chilensis (Malletia chilensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malletia-chilensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}