†Ambonychia orbicularis Emmons 1842 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Alternative combinations: Ambonychiopsis orbicularis, Pterinea orbicularis
Belongs to Ambonychia according to H. Soot-Ryen and T. Soot-Ryen 1960
See also Pojeta 1966
Sister taxa: Ambonychia acutirostris, Ambonychia alata, Ambonychia cultrata, Ambonychia intermedia, Ambonychia obesa, Ambonychia volitans, Byssonychia suberecta, Byssonychia richmondensis, Byssonychia vera, Byssonychia praecursa, Byssonychia grandis, Byssonychia borealis, Byssonychia radiata, Byssonychia intermedius
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Ontario collections), Norway (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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