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Pseudomonotis circularis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae

Taxonomy
Monotis circularis was named by Gabb (1870). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shoshone Mountains, which is in a Pelsonian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Pseudomonotis circularis by Smith (1927).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Monotis circularis Gabb p. 15 figs. Pl 7, figs 14,14a
1927Pseudomonotis circularis Smith p. 120 figs. Pl 104, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyPseudomonotidaeNewell 1938
genusPseudomonotis
speciescircularis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Sevatian or 244.24000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33USA (Nevada) Monotis circularis (type locality: 33201)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Pseudomonotis circularis (33379)