Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae
Alternative combinations: Monotis ovalis, Pseudomonotis ovalis
Full reference: J. F. Whiteaves. 1889. On some fossils from the Triassic rocks of British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology 1:127-149
Belongs to Claraia according to Yu. M. Bychkov et al. 1976
See also Smith 1927, Tozer 1961 and Whiteaves 1889
Sister taxa: Claraia (Pteroclaraia), Claraia amygdaliformis, Claraia anulata, Claraia aurita, Claraia bittneri, Claraia chakkapaki, Claraia clarai, Claraia concentrica, Claraia dieneri, Claraia extrema, Claraia fenghaiensis, Claraia fukianensis, Claraia griesbachi, Claraia guangyuanensis, Claraia guizhouensis, Claraia hunanica, Claraia intermedia, Claraia jiangyouensis, Claraia liuqiaoensis, Claraia longyanensis, Claraia mulleri, Claraia pamirensis, Claraia perthensis, Claraia posidoniformis, Claraia pulchella, Claraia punjabiensis, Claraia radialis, Claraia shabaonica, Claraia stachei, Claraia stavropolica, Claraia subwangi, Claraia vozini, Claraia wangi, Claraia zhongzaiensis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) extrema, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) intermediaeformis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) kilenensis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) subaurita, Pseudoclaraia aurantiformis, Peribositra baoqingensis, Peribositra bioni
Type specimen: GSC 4728, a valve (Left valve). Its type locality is Liard River, 25 miles below Devil's Portage, which is in a Spathian submarine fan siliciclastic in the Toad Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (8)
• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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