Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Full reference: J. A. Grant-Mackie and N. J. Silberling. 1990. New Data on the Upper Triassic Bivalve Monotis in North America, and the New Subgenus Pacimonotis. Journal of Paleontology 64(2):240-254
Parent taxon: Monotis according to D. G. Taylor and J. Guex 2002
Sister taxa: Monotis (Entomonotis), Monotis (Eomonotis), Monotis (Inflatomonotis), Monotis (Maorimonotis), Monotis (Monotis), 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
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (6: British Columbia collections), Chile (1), New Caledonia (1), New Zealand (1), United States (17: Alaska, Oregon)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence