Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Full reference: J., J.r. Pojeta. 1997. Claudeonychia babini nov. gen. et nov. sp. of Ordovician ambonychiid palecypods from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Géobios Mémoire Spécial 20:433-436
Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to J., Jr. Pojeta 1997
Sister taxa: Allonychia, Ambonychia, Ambonychinia, Ambonychiopsis, Amphicoelia, Amphiocoelia, Anomalocoelia, Anomalodonta, Byssopteria, Carinonychia, Cleionychia, Elasmodophora, Enkelbergia, Fasciculiptera, Glyptonychia, Gosseletia, Leconychia, Lophonychia, Maryonychia, Myalinopterella, Mytilarca, Nathorstella, Nodonychia, Notonychia, Opisthoptera, Paramytilarca, Pompeckjina, Praeanomalodonta, Psilonychia, Pteronychia, Silurinka, Stappersella, Xinshaophorus
Subtaxa: Claudeonychia babini Claudeonychia byrnesi Claudeonychia laticostata Claudeonychia notabilis
Type: Claudeonychia babini
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Kentucky, Ohio collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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