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Ambonychia alata

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Megaptera alata was named by Meek (1872) [Ambonychia (Megaptera) alata in Meek. ].

It was recombined as Anomalodonta alata by Miller (1874); it was recombined as Ambonychia alata by Pojeta (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. arundinea, A. curtiformis, A. orvikui, A. postriata, A. ulrichi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Megaptera alata Meek p. 319
1874Anomalodonta alata Miller p. 328
1966Ambonychia alata Pojeta pp. 172-174 figs. pl. 29 f. 10-19; pl. 30 f. 1-14, 16-21;

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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
genusAmbonychiaHall 1847
speciesalata(Meek 1872)

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.

†Ambonychia alata Meek 1872
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Diagnosis
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