Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Parent taxon: Radiolitoidea according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Carter et al. 2011, Kiessling 2003, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Caprinulidae, Caprotinidae, Diceratidae, Hippuritidae, Plagioptychidae, Polyconitidae, Radiolitidae, Rousselia, Trechmannellidae
Subtaxa: Araeopleura Arnaudia Artigesia Bicornucopina Debrunia Glossomyophorus Gyropleura Mathesia Monopleura Paramonopleura Petalodontia Pseudopetalodontia Simacia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Croatia (1 collection), Cuba (1), the Czech Republic (3), Denmark (3), Egypt (2), France (9), Germany (2), Greece (2), Hungary (2), Italy (2), Madagascar (1), Mexico (3), the Netherlands (1), North Pacific (1), Oman (5), Poland (8), Portugal (4), the Russian Federation (1), Saudi Arabia (1), Slovenia (1), Spain (14), Switzerland (3), Turkmenistan (1), Ukraine (1), United States (11: Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 83 collections including 116 occurrences