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) kiritihereensis, Monotis (Eomonotis) kolymica, Monotis (Eomonotis) marwicki, 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: L2765a
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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