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†Cleionychia crispa Khalfin 1958 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Alternative combination: Clionychia crispa

Belongs to Cleionychia according to J. Pojeta 1966

Sister taxa: Cleionychia attenuata, Cleionychia corrugata, Cleionychia crebra, 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 superba, Cleionychia traingularis, Clionychia curta, Clionychia rhomboidea, Clionychia subundata, Clionychia undata, Anoptera angusta, Anoptera miseneri

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Anderkenyn-Akchoku, Chu-Ili Range, sample 100 (Ordovician of Kazakhstan)

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