Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Synonym: Opistholoba Ulrich in Hussey 1926
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1871. A preliminary list of fossils collected by Dr. Hayden in Colorado, New Mexico, and California, with brief descriptions of a few of the new species. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11:425-431
Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to J. Pojeta 1966
See also 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, Nathorstella, Nodonychia, Notonychia, Paramytilarca, Pompeckjina, Praeanomalodonta, Psilonychia, Pteronychia, Silurinka, Stappersella, Xinshaophorus
Subtaxa: Opisthoptera alternata Opisthoptera casei Opisthoptera gouldi Opisthoptera griffini
Type: Megaptera casei
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (5: Ontario collections), United States (9: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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