Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to H. Soot-Ryen and T. Soot-Ryen 1960
See also Isberg 1934
Sister taxa: Allonychia, Ambonychia, 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: Ambonychinia amygdalina 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
Type: Ambonychinia undulata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario collection), Norway (3), Sweden (10)
Total: 14 collections including 37 occurrences
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