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Monotis haueri

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae

Taxonomy
Monotis haueri was named by Kittl (1912). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Specimen No. 1902 VII, Vienna Natural History Museum. Its type locality is Rossmoos, grauem Marmor, which is in a Sevatian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Monotis (Monotis) haueri by Grant-Mackie (1978), Westermann and Seyed-Emami (1981) and Silberling et al. (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Monotis haueri Kittl
1978Monotis (Monotis) haueri Grant-Mackie
1981Monotis (Monotis) haueri Westermann and Seyed-Emami p. 173 fig. 1
1997Monotis (Monotis) haueri Silberling et al.

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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
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
familyMonotidaeFischer 1887
genusMonotisBronn 1830
specieshaueri

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.

Monotis haueri Kittl 1912
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. J. Silberling et al. 1997Moderately large Monotis s.s. up to 70 mm in length. Outline markedly oblique with the postumbonal length as much as four times the preumbonal length. Primary ribs number 17–20 and are strongly developed compared to the secondary ribs. Regular, dense, concentric striae commonly preserved.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 23:53:43
Modified: 2007-11-27 01:55:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Alaunian to the top of the Sevatian or 215.56000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Austria Monotis haueri (160169)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Monotis haueri (159543 type locality: 159544)