Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Full reference: M. Mainelli. 1995. The rudist Mathesia tertiicolloquiirudistarum n. gen., n. sp. in the Upper Aptian of Serra Sbregavitelli, Matese, South Apennines, Italy. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas 12(2):201-210
Parent taxon: Monopleuridae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Mainelli 1995
Sister taxa: Araeopleura, Arnaudia, Artigesia, Bicornucopina, Debrunia, Glossomyophorus, Gyropleura, Monopleura, Paramonopleura, Petalodontia, Pseudopetalodontia, Simacia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (2 collections), Italy (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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