Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to J. Pojeta 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ambonychia, Ambonychinia, Ambonychiopsis, Amphicoelia, Amphiocoelia, Anomalocoelia, Anomalodonta, Byssopteria, Carinonychia, Claudeonychia, Cleionychia, Elasmodophora, Enkelbergia, Fasciculiptera, Glyptonychia, Gosseletia, Leconychia, Lophonychia, Maryonychia, Myalinopterella, Mytilarca, Nathorstella, Nodonychia, Notonychia, Opisthoptera, Paramytilarca, Pompeckjina, Praeanomalodonta, Psilonychia, Pteronychia, Silurinka, Stappersella, Xinshaophorus
Subtaxa: Allonychia flanaganensis Allonychia jamesi
Type: Megambonia jamesi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Kentucky, Ohio collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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