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Monopteria alata

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Monopteriidae

Taxonomy
Monopteria gibbosa alata was named by Beede (1898). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Limopteria alata by Beede (1900); it was recombined as Monopteria alata by Yancey (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. longa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Monopteria gibbosa alata Beede p. 189 figs. pl. 5, fig. 5
1899Monopteria subalata Beede and Rogers pp. 133-134 figs. pl. 34 f. 3a-b
1900Limopteria gibbosa Beede
1900Limopteria alata Beede p. 130 figs. pl. 16, fig. 5-5c
1900Limopteria subalata Beede p. 131 figs. pl. 21 f. 3a-b
1961Limopteria subalata Hoare pp. 114-115 figs. pl. 14 f. 12
2025Monopteria alata Yancey p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMonopteriidaeNewell 1969
genusMonopteria
speciesalata(Beede 1898)

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.

†Monopteria alata Beede 1898
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Invalid names: Limopteria gibbosa Beede 1900 [synonym], Monopteria subalata Beede and Rogers 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Missourian or 312.80000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Limopteria subalata (70382)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Monopteria subalata, Monopteria alata (237801)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Monopteria alata (237795)