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Ambonychidae (disused)

Bivalvia - Prionodesmacea - Ambonychidae

Taxonomy
Ambonychidae was named by Miller (1887).

It was assigned to Prionodesmacea by Raymond (1916).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Ambonychidae Miller
1916Ambonychidae Raymond

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
orderPrionodesmaceaDall 1889
familyAmbonychidaeMiller 1887
familyAmbonychidaeMiller 1887

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.

Fm. †Ambonychidae Miller 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available