Ambonychiopsis Isberg 1934 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Full reference: O. Isberg. 1934. Studien über Lamellibranchiaten des Leptaenakalkes in Dalarna. Håkan Ohlssons Buchdruckerei 1-493

Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Isberg 1934, Pojeta 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Allonychia, Ambonychia, Ambonychinia, 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: Ambonychiopsis affinis Ambonychiopsis bellistriata Ambonychiopsis curvata Ambonychiopsis kallholniensis Ambonychiopsis osmundsbergensis Ambonychiopsis planistriata

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Type: Ambonychiopsis osmundsbergensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (18: New York, Vermont collections)

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (26: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois)

Total: 48 collections each including a single occurrence

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