Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Alternative combinations: Monotis subcircularis, Pseudomonotis subcircularis
Synonyms: Monotis gigantea Avias 1953, Monotis intermedia Trechmann 1918, Monotis sibirica Bytschkov 1966
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Triassic fossils of California and the adjacent territories. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:19-35
Belongs to Monotis (Entomonotis) according to J. A. Grant-Mackie 1978
See also Bychkov et al. 1976, Gabb 1864, Kittl 1912, McRoberts 2011, Silberling et al. 1997, Smith 1904, Smith 1927 and Taylor and Guex 2002
Sister taxa: Monotis (Entomonotis) callazonensis, Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica, Monotis (Entomonotis) pachypleura, Monotis (Entomonotis) posteroplana, Monotis (Entomonotis) richmondiana, Monotis (Entomonotis) zabaikalica
Distribution:
• Triassic of Bolivia (1 collection), Canada (14: British Columbia, British columbia), Colombia (4), Mexico (2), New Zealand (2), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (6), United States (13: Alaska, California, Nevada)
Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence
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