Ambonychia acutirostris Ulrich 1895 (clam)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Alternative combination: Byssonychia acutirostris

Synonyms: Eridonychia apicalis Ulrich 1895, Eridonychia paucicostata Ulrich 1895

Belongs to Ambonychia according to J. Pojeta 1966

Sister taxa: Ambonychia alata, Ambonychia cultrata, Ambonychia intermedia, Ambonychia obesa, Ambonychia orbicularis, Ambonychia volitans, Byssonychia intermedius, Byssonychia vera, Byssonychia praecursa, Byssonychia grandis, Byssonychia radiata, Byssonychia richmondensis, Byssonychia suberecta, Byssonychia borealis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ambonychia acutirostris in the database

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