Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Alternative combination: Monotis iwaiensis
Belongs to Monotis (Eomonotis) according to J. A. Grant-Mackie 1978
Sister taxa: Monotis (Eomonotis) anjuensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) calvata, Monotis (Eomonotis) cycloidea, Monotis (Eomonotis) daonellaeformis, Monotis (Eomonotis) diptonensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) inaequivalvis, 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) scutiformis, Monotis (Eomonotis) sublaevis, Monotis (Eomonotis) typica, Monotis (Eomonotis) versicostata, Monotis (Eomonotis) wairakae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Itsukaichi Area, Kochigatani Group, Honshu (Triassic of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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