Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Alternative combinations: Ambonychia amygdalina, Ambonychiopsis amygdalina, Cleionychia amygdalina
Belongs to Ambonychinia according to H. Soot-Ryen and T. Soot-Ryen 1960
See also Pojeta 1966
Sister taxa: Ambonychinia corrugata, Ambonychinia cylindrica, Ambonychinia demissa, Ambonychinia elegans, Ambonychinia excelsa, Ambonychinia extumida, Ambonychinia glabra, Ambonychinia intermedia, Ambonychinia kallholniensis, Ambonychinia kullsbergensis, Ambonychinia levis, Ambonychinia magna, Ambonychinia megumbona, Ambonychinia pediculata, Ambonychinia quadrangulata, Ambonychinia quadrata, Ambonychinia radiata, Ambonychinia rhomboidalis, Ambonychinia semistriata, Ambonychinia skalbergensis, Ambonychinia striata, Ambonychinia subiniqua, Ambonychinia subrotunda, Ambonychinia undulata, Ambonychinia unisulcata, Ambonychinia volvens
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario collection), Norway (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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