Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Full reference: J. Masse and M. Fenerci-Masse. 2019. Homopleura new genus (Hippuritida, Monopleuridae) and the origin of the Polyconitidae. Cretaceous Research 97(78):107-124
Parent taxon: Monopleuridae according to J. Masse and M. Fenerci-Masse 2019
Sister taxa: Araeopleura, Arnaudia, Artigesia, Bicornucopina, Debrunia, Glossomyophorus, Gyropleura, Mathesia, Monopleura, Paramonopleura, Petalodontia, Pseudopetalodontia, Simacia
Subtaxa: Homopleura affinis Homopleura balkanica Homopleura coquandi Homopleura imbricata Homopleura rustrella
Type: Monopleura affinis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1 collection), France (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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