Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Belongs to Monotis (Eomonotis) according to J. A. Grant-Mackie 1978
See also Silberling et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Monotis (Eomonotis) anjuensis, 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) versicostata, Monotis (Eomonotis) wairakae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (1 collection), Peru (1), United States (4: Alaska)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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