Monotis (Monotis) megalota Mojsisovics 1873 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae

Alternative combination: Monotis megalota

Belongs to Monotis (Monotis) according to J. A. Grant-Mackie 1978

See also Kittl 1912

Sister taxa: Monotis (Monotis) alaskana, Monotis (Monotis) anjuensis, Monotis (Monotis) digona, Monotis (Monotis) haueri, Monotis (Monotis) hoernesi, Monotis (Monotis) salinaria

Type specimen: Its type locality is Scoglio Katić, SW Lastua, Budua, which is in a Triassic carbonate limestone in Serbia and Montenegro

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Scoglio Katić, SW Lastua, Budua

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