Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Parent taxon: Monotidae according to C. A. McRoberts 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Grant-Mackie 1978, Hayami 1975, Kittl 1912, Ros-Franch et al. 2014, Sepkoski 2002 and Truschelev 1977
Sister taxa: Eomonotis, Lupherella, Monotinae, Otapiria, Otapiriinae, Praeotapiria
Subtaxa: Monotis (Entomonotis) Monotis (Eomonotis) Monotis (Inflatomonotis) Monotis (Maorimonotis) Monotis (Monotis) Monotis (Pacimonotis) Monotis dalmatina Monotis haueri Monotis inaequivalvis Monotis lineata Monotis montini Monotis mukaihatensis Monotis nelgekhensis Monotis pinensis Monotis pygmaea Monotis rudis Monotis salinaria Monotis scutiformis Monotis stoppanii Monotis styriaca
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (9 collections), Bolivia (1), Canada (42: British Columbia, British columbia), Chile (1), China (3), Colombia (4), East Timor (1), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Indonesia (10), Iran (2), Italy (4), Japan (12), Mexico (3), Nepal (1), New Caledonia (5), New Zealand (15), Peru (3), the Russian Federation (42), Serbia and Montenegro (2), United States (59: Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon)
• Permian of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 222 collections including 358 occurrences
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