Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Full reference: J. P. Masse, J. Beltramo, J. Martinez-Reyes and A. Arnaud-Vanneau. 2007. Revision of Albian polyconitid and monopleurid rudist bivalves from the New World. Cretaceous rudists and carbonate platforms: environmental feedback, SEPM Special Publication 87:221-230
Parent taxon: Monopleuridae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Masse et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Araeopleura, Arnaudia, Artigesia, Bicornucopina, Debrunia, Glossomyophorus, Gyropleura, Mathesia, Monopleura, Paramonopleura, Petalodontia, Simacia
Subtaxa: Pseudopetalodontia felixi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: Arizona, Texas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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