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Monotis
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Monotidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Monotis BRONN, 1830, p. 284
Type Species:
Pectinites salinarius von Schlotheim, 1820, p. 230, SD HERMANNSEN, 1852, p. 86
Images
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Fig. C95,2. *M. (M.) salinaria (von SchlothE1m), Nor., Aus., 2 a, LV ext., X1, 2b, RV ext., X1, 2c, LV umbonal region with auricle, X3.3 (Kittl, 1912, 423), Fig. C95,1. *M. (E.) richmondiana (Zittel), N.Z., 1a, LV ext., X1, 1b, RV ext., X0.7 (Frech, 1908, 596)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
U.Trias., cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Hinge line of moderate length, posterior wing more or less distinctly demarcated in both valves, right anterior auricle uptilted
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Monotidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Monotis BRONN, 1830, p. 284
Type Species:
Pectinites salinarius von Schlotheim, 1820, p. 230, SD HERMANNSEN, 1852, p. 86
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C95,2. *M. (M.) salinaria (von SchlothE1m), Nor., Aus., 2 a, LV ext., X1, 2b, RV ext., X1, 2c, LV umbonal region with auricle, X3.3 (Kittl, 1912, 423), Fig. C95,1. *M. (E.) richmondiana (Zittel), N.Z., 1a, LV ext., X1, 1b, RV ext., X0.7 (Frech, 1908, 596)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
U.Trias., cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Hinge line of moderate length, posterior wing more or less distinctly demarcated in both valves, right anterior auricle uptilted