Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Full reference: E. Kittl. 1912. Materialen zu einer Monographie der Halobiidae und Monotidae der Trias [Monograph on the Halobiidae and Monotidae of the Triassic]. Resultate der Wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees, II Band: Paläontologie der Umgebung des Balatonsees 1(4):1-229
Belongs to Monotis (Monotis) according to N. J. Silberling et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Monotis (Monotis) alaskana, Monotis (Monotis) anjuensis, Monotis (Monotis) digona, Monotis (Monotis) hoernesi, Monotis (Monotis) megalota, Monotis (Monotis) salinaria
Type specimen: Specimen No1902 VII, Vienna Natural History Museum.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (1 collection), Iran (1), United States (8: Alaska, Nevada)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
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