Cleionychia mytiloides Hall 1847 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Alternative combination: Ambonychia mytiloides

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 ottawaensis, Cleionychia oviformis, Cleionychia primitiva, Cleionychia pulchella, Cleionychia subundata, Cleionychia superba, 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 mytiloides in the database

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