Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Parent taxon: Ambonychiidae according to O. Isberg 1934
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Pojeta 1966
Sister taxa: Allonychia, Ambonychia, Ambonychinia, Ambonychiopsis, Amphiocoelia, Anomalocoelia, Anomalodonta, Byssopteria, Carinonychia, 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: Amphicoelia costata Amphicoelia leidyi Amphicoelia pojetana Amphicoelia transplicata Amphicoelia ulrichi
Type: Amphicoelia leidyi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of China (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1), United States (14: Illinois, Iowa, New York, Wisconsin)
• Ordovician of Sweden (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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