Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Belongs to Monotis (Eomonotis) according to N. J. Silberling et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Monotis (Eomonotis) calvata, Monotis (Eomonotis) cycloidea, Monotis (Eomonotis) daonellaeformis, Monotis (Eomonotis) diptonensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) inaequivalvis, Monotis (Eomonotis) iwaiensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) jakutica, Monotis (Eomonotis) kiritihereensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) kolymica, Monotis (Eomonotis) marwicki, Monotis (Eomonotis) murihikuensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) obtusicostata, Monotis (Eomonotis) pinensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) rauparaha, Monotis (Eomonotis) scutiformis, Monotis (Eomonotis) sublaevis, Monotis (Eomonotis) typica, Monotis (Eomonotis) versicostata, Monotis (Eomonotis) wairakae
Type specimen: Holotype TsNIGR 2/8264, a valve (left valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS D11284, 11285, 11286 Kuskokwim Mountains (Triassic of Alaska)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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