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Monotis (Entomonotis) pachypleura

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae

Taxonomy
Monotis (Entomonotis) pachypleura was named by Teller (1886). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Specimen No. 19833, Central Geological Research Museum (TsNIGR).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. aries, M. kiritehereensis, M. mokaui, M. rhaetica, M. taringatura, M. ochotica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Monotis (Entomonotis) pachypleura Teller
1886Monotis eurhachis Teller
1940Monotis aequicostata Kiparisova
1978Monotis (Entomonotis) pachypleura Grant-Mackie

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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
subgenusEntomonotisMarwick 1935
speciespachypleuraTeller 1886

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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Invalid names: Monotis aequicostata Kiparisova 1940 [synonym], Monotis eurhachis Teller 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Sevatian to the top of the Norian or 212.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Monotis pachypleura (97859)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) Monotis pachypleura (85131 140036 140037)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Monotis pachypleura (140040)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6China (Heilongjiang) Monotis pachypleura (98591)