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Ambonychiopsis curvata

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Ambonychia curvata was named by Raymond (1905).

It was recombined as Ambonychiopsis curvata by Pojeta (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Ambonychia curvata Raymond
1966Ambonychiopsis curvata Pojeta p. 164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusAmbonychiopsis
speciescurvata(Raymond 1905)

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.

Ambonychiopsis curvata Raymond 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:28:58
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:28:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Ambonychia curvata (171704 171705 171706 171708 171709 171710 171711 171712 171713 172144 172180 172229 172240 172318 172320 172321 172324)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Ambonychia curvata (101749)