Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Full reference: J., J.r. Pojeta, R. Zhang, and Z. Yang. 1986. Systematic paleontology of Devonian pelecypods of Guangxi and Michigan. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1394(G):57-108

Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 1986

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Allonychia, Ambonychia, Ambonychinia, Ambonychiopsis, Amphicoelia, Amphiocoelia, Anomalocoelia, Anomalodonta, Byssopteria, 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: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Heping Village, Sect. 3, Loc. 10 (Devonian of China)

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