Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae

Full reference: J. A. Grant-Mackie. 1980. Systematics of New Zealand Monotis (Upper Triassic Bivalvia): subgenus Eomonotis. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 23:639-663

Belongs to Monotis (Eomonotis) according to J. A. Grant-Mackie 1980

Sister taxa: Monotis (Eomonotis) anjuensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) calvata, Monotis (Eomonotis) cycloidea, Monotis (Eomonotis) daonellaeformis, 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) scutiformis, Monotis (Eomonotis) sublaevis, Monotis (Eomonotis) typica, Monotis (Eomonotis) versicostata, Monotis (Eomonotis) wairakae

Type specimen: L2738. Its type locality is Whiskey Creek S168/f700, which is in a Triassic marine sandstone in New Zealand.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Whiskey Creek S168/f700

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