Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Alternative combination: Monotis alaskana
Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262
Belongs to Monotis (Monotis) according to N. J. Silberling et al. 1997
See also Smith 1927
Sister taxa: Monotis (Monotis) anjuensis, Monotis (Monotis) digona, Monotis (Monotis) haueri, Monotis (Monotis) hoernesi, Monotis (Monotis) megalota, Monotis (Monotis) salinaria
Type specimen: USNM 74193, a valve (left valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (11: Alaska, Nevada collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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