Cleionychia superba Billings 1866 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Alternative combination: Ambonychia superba

Belongs to Cleionychia according to J. Pojeta 1966

Sister taxa: Cleionychia attenuata, Cleionychia corrugata, Cleionychia crebra, Cleionychia crispa, Cleionychia curta, Cleionychia excavata, Cleionychia gibbosa, Cleionychia lamellosa, Cleionychia marginalis, Cleionychia montrealensis, Cleionychia mytiloides, Cleionychia ottawaensis, Cleionychia oviformis, Cleionychia primitiva, Cleionychia pulchella, Cleionychia subundata, Cleionychia traingularis, Clionychia curta, Clionychia rhomboidea, Clionychia subundata, Clionychia undata, Anoptera angusta, Anoptera miseneri

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cleionychia superba in the database

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