Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Belongs to Monotis (Eomonotis) according to C. A. McRoberts 2011
See also Grant-Mackie 1978 and Silberling et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Monotis (Eomonotis) anjuensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) calvata, Monotis (Eomonotis) cycloidea, 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: Specimen No97/4039, Central Geological Research Museum (TsNIGR).
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), the Russian Federation (2), United States (2: Alaska)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.