Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Alternative spelling: Myalina (Nathorstella)
Full reference: E. Kayser. 1901. Über eine Molluskenfauna vom Grey Hook auf Spitzbergen. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingasr 27(4(2)):1 -24
Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969
See also Quenstedt 1926 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Allonychia, Ambonychia, Ambonychinia, Ambonychiopsis, Amphicoelia, Amphiocoelia, Anomalocoelia, Anomalodonta, Byssopteria, Carinonychia, Claudeonychia, Cleionychia, Elasmodophora, Enkelbergia, Fasciculiptera, Glyptonychia, Gosseletia, Leconychia, Lophonychia, Maryonychia, Myalinopterella, Mytilarca, Nodonychia, Notonychia, Opisthoptera, Paramytilarca, Pompeckjina, Praeanomalodonta, Psilonychia, Pteronychia, Silurinka, Stappersella, Xinshaophorus
Subtaxa: Nathorstella (Follmannia) Nathorstella (Nathorstella)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
• Devonian of Germany (3), Norway (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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