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Ambonychioidea

Bivalvia - Myalinida

Taxonomy
Ambonychiacea was named by Miller (1877) [Also called Ambonychiacea because mollusc workers are weird..... m. kosnik taxon no: 6003].

It was corrected as Ambonychioidea by Pojeta (1966), McRoberts and Newell (2005), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Pteriina by Newell (1965); to Pterioida by Pojeta (1966), Vokes (1980) and McRoberts and Newell (2005); to Mytiloida by Nevesskaja (2009); to Pteriida by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Myalinida by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Ambonychiacea Miller
1965Ambonychiacea Newell p. 17
1966Ambonychioidea Pojeta p. 151
1980Ambonychiacea Vokes p. 30
2005Ambonychioidea McRoberts and Newell p. 3
2009Ambonychioidea Nevesskaja
2010Ambonychioidea Bouchet et al.
2011Ambonychioidea Carter et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Ambonychioidea Miller 1877
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Fm. †Ambonychiidae Miller 1877
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G. †Allonychia Ulrich 1895
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†Allonychia flanaganensis Foerste 1914
†Allonychia jamesi Meek 1872
G. †Ambonychia Hall 1847
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†Ambonychia acutirostris Ulrich 1895
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Invalid names: Eridonychia apicalis Ulrich 1895 [synonym], Eridonychia paucicostata Ulrich 1895 [synonym]
†Ambonychia alata Meek 1872
†Ambonychia cultrata Ulrich 1893
†Ambonychia intermedia Isberg 1934
†Ambonychia obesa Ulrich 1895
†Ambonychia orbicularis Emmons 1842
†Ambonychia volitans Barrande 1881
Invalid names: Byssonychia Ulrich 1893 [synonym], Eridonychia Ulrich 1895 [synonym]
G. †Ambonychinia Isberg 1934
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†Ambonychinia corrugata Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia cylindrica Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia demissa Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia elegans Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia excelsa Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia extumida Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia glabra Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia intermedia Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia levis Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia magna Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia megumbona Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia pediculata Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia quadrata Hind 1910
†Ambonychinia radiata Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia semistriata Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia striata Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia subiniqua Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia subrotunda Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia undulata Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia unisulcata Isberg 1934
†Ambonychinia volvens Isberg 1934
G. †Ambonychiopsis Isberg 1934
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†Ambonychiopsis affinis Ulrich 1894
†Ambonychiopsis curvata Raymond 1905
G. †Amphicoelia Hall 1865
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†Amphicoelia costata Hall and Whitfield 1875
†Amphicoelia leidyi Hall 1865
†Amphicoelia pojetana Kříž 2008
†Amphicoelia transplicata Isberg 1934
†Amphicoelia ulrichi Maynard 1913
G. †Amphiocoelia Hall 1867
G. †Anomalocoelia Isberg 1934
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G. †Anomalodonta Miller 1874
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†Anomalodonta gigantea Miller 1874
G. †Byssopteria Hall 1883
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†Byssopteria occidentalis Fenton and Fenton 1924
†Byssopteria radiata Hall 1883
G. †Carinonychia Pojeta et al. 1986
G. †Claudeonychia Pojeta 1997
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†Claudeonychia babini Pojeta 1997
†Claudeonychia byrnesi Ulrich 1895
†Claudeonychia notabilis Ulrich 1895
G. †Cleionychia Ulrich 1892
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†Cleionychia attenuata Hall 1847
†Cleionychia corrugata Lindström 1880
†Cleionychia crebra Khalfin 1958
†Cleionychia crispa Khalfin 1958
†Cleionychia curta Foerste 1924
†Cleionychia excavata Ulrich 1895
†Cleionychia gibbosa Whiteaves 1908
†Cleionychia lamellosa Whitfield 1882
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Invalid names: Ambonychia erecta Hall 1861 [synonym], Ambonychia nitida Ulrich 1894 [synonym]
†Cleionychia marginalis Raymond 1905
†Cleionychia montrealensis Billings 1859
†Cleionychia ottawaensis Whiteaves 1908
†Cleionychia oviformis Kobayashi 1934
†Cleionychia primitiva Isberg 1934
†Cleionychia pulchella Lindstrom 1880
†Cleionychia subundata Ulrich 1895
†Cleionychia superba Billings 1866
†Cleionychia traingularis Raasch in Shrock & Raasch 1937
†Clionychia curta Foerste 1924
†Clionychia rhomboidea Ulrich 1892
†Clionychia subundata Ulrich 1893
†Clionychia undata Emmons 1842
Invalid names: Anoptera Ulrich 1893 [synonym]
G. †Elasmodophora Isberg 1934
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G. †Fasciculiptera Zhang 1977
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G. †Glyptonychia Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Glyptonychia wilsoni Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Gosseletia Barrois 1882
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Subg. †Gosseletia (Cyrtodontopsis) Frech 1891
†Gosseletia devonica Barrois 1882
†Gosseletia halfari Frech 1891
†Gosseletia retusa Hall 1883
†Gosseletia triquetra Conrad 1838
G. †Leconychia Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Leconychia doylei Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Lophonychia Pohl 1929
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†Lophonychia cordata Stewart 1933
†Lophonychia trigonale Cleland 1911
G. †Maryonychia Pojeta 1966
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†Maryonychia concordensis Foerste 1910
G. †Mytilarca Hall and Whitfield 1869
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†Mytilarca acutirostra Hall 1865
†Mytilarca amii McLearn 1924
†Mytilarca aphaea Hall 1865
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Invalid names: Mytilarca pernoides Whiteaves 1905 [synonym]
†Mytilarca aphea Hall 1865
†Mytilarca arenacea Hall and Whitfield 1869
†Mytilarca boucoti Kriz et al. 2011
†Mytilarca canadensis Billings 1874
†Mytilarca chemungensis Conrad 1842
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Invalid names: Mytilarca attenuata Hall and Whitfield 1869 [synonym]
†Mytilarca cingulosa Pohl 1929
†Mytilarca cordiformis Hall 1859
†Mytilarca crassa Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca cultellata Pohl 1929
†Mytilarca cuneatus Kindle and Breger 1903
†Mytilarca dalhousei Clarke 1907
†Mytilarca dentata Pohl 1929
†Mytilarca dentiversa Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca dubia Walcott 1884
†Mytilarca eduliformis Clarke and Ruedemann 1903
†Mytilarca expansa Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca foerstei Clarke and Ruedemann 1903
†Mytilarca gibbosa Hall 1884
†Mytilarca inflata Whiteaves 1892
†Mytilarca iniqua Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca kallholniensis Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca knappi Hall 1884
†Mytilarca kullsbergensis Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca lata Hall 1883
†Mytilarca leptaenarum Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca mareki Kříž and Steinová 2009
†Mytilarca marylandica Ohern in Ohern & Maynard 1913
†Mytilarca obliqua Weller 1903
†Mytilarca orsae Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca parallela Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca parens Barrande 1881
†Mytilarca percarinata Whitfield 1882
†Mytilarca ponderosa Hall and Whitfield 1869
†Mytilarca pyrimadata Hall 1883
†Mytilarca regularis Hall 1883
†Mytilarca semicircularis Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca sigilla Hall 1876
†Mytilarca simplex Hall 1883
†Mytilarca suberectus Ohern in Ohern & Maynard 1913
†Mytilarca thorslundi Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca triangula Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca umbonata Hall 1883
†Mytilarca wabashensis Kindle and Breger 1904
Invalid names: Plethomytilus Hall 1884 [synonym], Streptomytilus Kindle and Breger 1904 [synonym]
G. †Nodonychia Pojeta et al. 1986
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†Nodonychia gordia Pojeta et al. 1986
G. †Notonychia Sánchez 2001
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†Notonychia emmae Sánchez 2001
G. †Opisthoptera Meek 1871
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†Opisthoptera alternata Ulrich 1895
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Invalid names: Opisthoptera extenuata Ulrich 1895 [synonym], Opisthoptera obliqua Ulrich 1895 [synonym]
†Opisthoptera casei Meek and Worthen 1866
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Invalid names: Megaptera fissicosta Meek 1873 [synonym]
†Opisthoptera gouldi Ulrich in Hussey 1926
†Opisthoptera griffini Hussey 1926
Invalid names: Opistholoba Ulrich in Hussey 1926 [synonym]
G. †Paramytilarca Isberg 1934
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†Paramytilarca glabra Isberg 1934
†Paramytilarca levis Isberg 1934
†Paramytilarca oblonga Isberg 1934
†Paramytilarca oviformis Isberg 1934
†Paramytilarca umbonella Isberg 1934
†Paramytilarca ventricosa Isberg 1934
G. †Praeanomalodonta Isberg 1934
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G. †Psilonychia Ulrich 1893
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†Psilonychia ulrichi Isberg 1934
G. †Pteronychia Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Pteronychia haupti Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Silurinka Kříž 2005
G. †Stappersella Maillieux 1920
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†Stappersella trigona Goldfuss 1835
†Stappersella truncata Roemer 1844
G. †Xinshaophorus Ding 1982
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Fm. †Lunulacardiidae Fischer 1887
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G. †Buckhornia Yancey and Heaney 2000
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†Buckhornia carteri Yancey and Heaney 2000
G. †Conocardiopsis Beushausen 1895
G. †Guangxiconcha Zhang 1977
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G. †Honeoyea Clarke 1904
G. †Lunulacardium Münster 1840
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†Lunulacardium curtum Hall 1870
†Lunulacardium excrescens Münster 1840
†Lunulacardium ornatum Hall 1843
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Invalid names: Lunulicardium acutirostrum Hall 1843 [synonym]
†Lunulacardium semistriatum Münster 1840
†Lunulicardium bifidocostatum Kamenetskaya 1979
†Lunulicardium marcellense Vanuxem 1842
G. †Metrocardia Kříž 2004
G. †Patrocardia Fischer 1887
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†Patrocardia cuspidata Barrande 1881
†Patrocardia evolvens Barrande 1881
G. †Pinnopsis Hall 1843
G. †Prosochasma Beushausen 1895
G. †Pterochaenia Clarke 1904
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Subg. †Pterochaenia (Clarkea) Fang and Ding 1993
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Subg. †Pterochaenia (Pterochaenia) Clarke 1904
Invalid names: Guangxiconchidae Zhang 1999 [synonym], Lunulacardiinae Fischer 1887 [empty], Pterochaeniinae Fang and Ding 1993 [empty]
Fm. †Monopteriidae Newell 1969
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G. †Monopteria Meek and Worthen 1866
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†Monopteria marian White 1874
Fm. †Myalinidae Frech 1891
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G. †Arctomyalina Logan 1970
G. †Aviculomyalina Assman 1916
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†Aviculomyalina lata Assmann 1916
†Aviculomyalina williamsi McLearn 1941
G. †Dorcadungula Bensaid et al. 1979
G. †Elversella McRoberts and Newell 2001
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†Elversella rugosa McRoberts and Newell 2001
G. †Hemimenion Guo 1988
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†Hemimenion cuneatum Guo 1988
G. †Liebea Waagen 1881
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†Liebea dieneri Vaillant-Couturier Treat 1933
†Liebea indica Waagen 1881
†Liebea macros Liang 1980
†Liebea mediterranea Gemmellaro 1896
†Liebea sacculus Reed 1944
†Liebea septifer King 1844
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Invalid names: Modiola acuminata Sowerby 1829 [replaced]
†Liebea squamosa Sowerby 1829
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Invalid names: Mytilus hausmanni Goldfuss 1837 [synonym]
G. †Myalina de Koninck 1842
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Subg. †Myalina (Myalina) de Koninck 1842
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†Myalina (Myalina) arbala Newell 1942
†Myalina (Myalina) aviculoides Meek and Hayden 1860
†Myalina (Myalina) copha Newell 1942
†Myalina (Myalina) lepta Newell 1942
†Myalina (Myalina) petina Newell 1942
†Myalina (Myalina) sinuata Branson 1930
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Invalid names: Myalina recurvirostris Meek and Worthen 1860 [synonym]
Subg. †Myalina (Myalinella) Newell 1942
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†Myalinella acutirostris Newell and Burma 1941
†Myalinella adunca Chronic 1952
†Myalinella meeki Dunbar 1924
†Myalinella newelli Hautmann et al. 2011
†Myalinella patriarchalis Waagen 1881
Subg. †Myalina (Orthomyalina) Newell 1942
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†Myalina (Orthomyalina) ampla Meek and Hayden 1864
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Invalid names: Myalina deltoidea Gabb 1859 [synonym]
Subg. †Myalina (Selenimyalina) Newell 1942
†Myalina chilena Gonzalez 1986
†Myalina compressa Snider 1915
†Myalina congeneris Walcott 1884
†Myalina copei Whitfield 1902
†Myalina dalecarlica Isberg 1934
†Myalina degeeri Lundgren 1887
†Myalina falcata Grabau 1931
†Myalina flexuosa Muromtseva 1984
†Myalina golfussiana de Koninck 1842
†Myalina kansasensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
†Myalina kiparisovae Kurushin 1985
†Myalina lamellosa McRoberts and Newell 2005
†Myalina leptaenarum Isberg 1934
†Myalina longicardinalis Snider 1915
†Myalina mongugaensis Maslennikov 1948
†Myalina nemesis Walcott 1884
†Myalina nessus Walcott 1884
†Myalina orsae Isberg 1934
†Myalina parallela Easton 1962
†Myalina permiana Shumard 1860
†Myalina pernaformis Cox 1857
†Myalina plicata McRoberts and Newell 2005
†Myalina recta Shumard 1858
†Myalina semiglobosa Isberg 1934
†Myalina tommasii Salomon 1895
†Myalina vetusta Bittner 1899
Invalid names: Myalina longinqua Xu 1980 [nomen nudum]
G. †Naiadites Dawson 1860
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Invalid names: Anthracoptera Salter [synonym]
G. †Novaculapermia McRoberts and Newell 1997
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†Novaculapermia boydi McRoberts and Newell 1997
G. †Pachymytilus Zittel 1881
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Subg. †Pachymytilus (Pseudopachymytilus) Krumbeck 1923
G. †Posidoniella Koninck 1885
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G. †Promyalina Kittl 1903
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†Promyalina diana Guo 1985
†Promyalina groenlandica Newell 1955
†Promyalina hindi Kittl 1903
†Promyalina hunanensis Zhang 1977
†Promyalina intermedia Chen 1976
†Promyalina kobjumensis Truschelev 1996
†Promyalina kochi Spath 1930
†Promyalina pavligae Popov 1964
†Promyalina putiatinensis Kiparisova 1938
†Promyalina schamarae Bittner 1899
†Promyalina spathi Newell and Kummel 1942
G. †Pseudomyalina Dickins 1956
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†Pseudomyalina mingenewensis Etheridge Jr. 1907
†Pseudomyalina obliqua Dickins 1956
G. †Pseudopachymytilus Krumbeck 1923
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G. †Selenimyalina Newell 1942
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†Selenimyalina dotti Newell 1942
†Selenimyalina meliniformis Meek and Worthen 1866
†Selenimyalina quadrata Newell 1942
†Selenimyalina squama Waagen 1881
G. †Septimyalina Newell 1942
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†Septimyalina burmai Newell 1942
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Invalid names: Myalina apachesi Marcou 1858 [replaced]
†Septimyalina orbiculata Newell 1942
†Septimyalina orthonota Mather 1915
†Septimyalina perattenuata Meek and Hayden 1858
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Invalid names: Myalina kansanensis Shumard and Swallow 1858 [synonym]
†Septimyalina scitula Newell 1942
†Septimyalina sinuosa Morningstar 1922
†Septimyalina sultanaevi Muromtseva 1984
Invalid names: Anthraconautidae Kanev 1980 [synonym], Selenimyalininae Weyer 1968 [empty]
Fm. †Mysidiellidae Cox 1964
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G. †Leidapoconcha Stiller and Chen 2006
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†Leidapoconcha gigantea Stiller and Chen 2006
G. †Mysidiella Cox 1964
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†Mysidiella imago Hautmann 2001
†Mysidiella newtonae Waller and Stanley 2005
†Mysidiella orientalis Bittner 1891
Invalid names: Mysidia Bittner 1891 [replaced]
G. †Promysidiella Waller and Stanley 2005
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†Promysidiella americana Körner 1937
†Promysidiella cordillerana Newton et al. 1987
†Promysidiella desatoyensis Waller and Stanley 2005
†Promysidiella eduliformis Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Mytilus inflexus Schmidt 1928 [synonym], Mytilus vetustus Goldfuss 1826 [synonym]
†Promysidiella otiosus McLearn 1947
†Promysidiella planirecta Waller and Stanley 2005
†Promysidiella praeacuta Klipstein 1843
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Invalid names: Mytilus (Septifer) praeacutiformis Wilckens 1909 [synonym], Mytilus hamuliferus Bittner 1895 [synonym]
G. †Protopis Kittl 1903
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†Protopis timorensis Krumbeck 1924
†Protopis triptycha Kittl 1903
†Protopis waageni Schnetzer 1934
Invalid names: Mytiliconcha Tommasi 1911 [synonym]
G. †Qingyaniola Stiller and Chen 2006
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†Qingyaniola mirabilis Stiller and Chen 2006
G. †Waijiaoella Stiller and Chen 2006
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†Waijiaoella elegans Stiller and Chen 2006
†Waijiaoella speciosa Stiller and Chen 2006
Fm. †Ramonalinidae Yancey et al. 2009
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G. †Ramonalina Yancey et al. 2009
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†Ramonalina beneckei Brotzen 1956
†Ramonalina ramanensis Brotzen 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available