Monopleura Matheron 1842 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae

Parent taxon: Monopleuridae according to P. W. Skelton 2013

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Palmer 1928, Sepkoski 2002 and Steuber 2002

Sister taxa: Araeopleura, Arnaudia, Artigesia, Bicornucopina, Debrunia, Glossomyophorus, Gyropleura, Mathesia, Paramonopleura, Petalodontia, Pseudopetalodontia, Simacia

Subtaxa: Monopleura falgasi Monopleura figolina Monopleura salazari

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Cuba (1 collection), France (5), Greece (2), Hungary (2), Madagascar (1), Mexico (2), Portugal (4), Saudi Arabia (1), Spain (12), Switzerland (3), Ukraine (1), United States (4: Arizona, Texas)

Total: 38 collections including 53 occurrences

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