†Petalodontia Pocta 1889 (rudist)
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Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Alternative spelling: Monopleura (Petalodontia)
Parent taxon: Monopleuridae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Masse and Fenerci-Masse 2009 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Araeopleura, Arnaudia, Artigesia, Bicornucopina, Debrunia, Glossomyophorus, Gyropleura, Mathesia, Monopleura, Paramonopleura, Pseudopetalodontia, Simacia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (3 collections), Mexico (1), North Pacific (1), Spain (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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