MolluscaBase name details
Ambonychia (Megaptera) F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1866 †
1861302 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1861302)
unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Megaptera Gray, 1846 [Mammalia]; Opisthoptera is a replacement name)
Subgenus
Ambonychia (Megaptera) casei F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1866 † accepted as Opisthoptera casei (F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1866) † (type by monotypy)
- Species Ambonychia (Megaptera) casei F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1866 † accepted as Opisthoptera casei (F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1866) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Meek, F. B. & Worthen, A. H. (1866). Descriptions of Palaeozoic fossils from the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous rocks of Illinois, and other western states. <em>Proceedings of the Chicago Academy of Sciences.</em> 1: 11-23.
page(s): 22 [details]
page(s): 22 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ambonychia (Megaptera) Meek & Worthen, 1866 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1861302 on 2026-05-13
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Meek, F. B. & Worthen, A. H. (1866). Descriptions of Palaeozoic fossils from the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous rocks of Illinois, and other western states. <em>Proceedings of the Chicago Academy of Sciences.</em> 1: 11-23.
page(s): 22 [details]
additional source Meek, F. B.; Worthen, A. H. (1868). Geology and Palaeontology. Part II. Palaeontology. <em>Geological Survey of Illinois.</em> 3: 291-565, pls. 1-20.
page(s): 337 [details]
page(s): 22 [details]
additional source Meek, F. B.; Worthen, A. H. (1868). Geology and Palaeontology. Part II. Palaeontology. <em>Geological Survey of Illinois.</em> 3: 291-565, pls. 1-20.
page(s): 337 [details]
