Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Alternative combination: Pseudomonotis scutiformis
Belongs to Monotis (Eomonotis) according to J. A. Grant-Mackie 1978
See also Bychkov et al. 1976 and Westermann 1962
Sister taxa: Monotis (Eomonotis) anjuensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) calvata, Monotis (Eomonotis) cycloidea, Monotis (Eomonotis) daonellaeformis, 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) sublaevis, Monotis (Eomonotis) typica, Monotis (Eomonotis) versicostata, Monotis (Eomonotis) wairakae
Type specimen: Holotype, a valve (left valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), the Russian Federation (10)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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