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) diptonensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) inaequivalvis, Monotis (Eomonotis) iwaiensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) jakutica, 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: L2740

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Monotis (Eomonotis) kiritihereensis in the database

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